At the moment, it seems like it would be really nifty to use in hobbyist or small data-crunching projects to get C-like performance [1] with a saner syntax, less memory management issues, etc.<p>I wouldn&#x27;t want to use it for anything substantial, but if IBM&#x27;s already hopping on the bandwagon it seems like a good language to learn for heavier use later on.<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.primatelabs.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2014&#x2F;12&#x2F;swift-performance&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.primatelabs.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;2014&#x2F;12&#x2F;swift-performance&#x2F;</a>