# Things That Bother Me About Swift

DevFeed: [Things That Bother Me About Swift](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/things-that-bother-me-about-swift-37903.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.evanmiller.org/things-that-bother-me-about-swift.html>)

Author: Evan Miller

Published: 2018-12-29T18:50:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Evan Miller](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/evan-miller.md>)

Topics: [Swift](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/swift.md>), [iphone](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iphone.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Objective-C](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/objective-c.md>)

Tags: [iphone](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iphone.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [objective-c](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/objective-c.md>), [swift](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/swift.md>)

## AI overview

Evan Miller describes criticisms of Swift 4.2 based on reading its language guide and attempting to compile a small iPhone app. He focuses on confusing type-inference failures and Swift statements that do not allow empty clauses.

## Source excerpt

I'm learning Swift. Some minor grievances I have with the language: Things That Bother Me About Swift