Today, we are excited to announce a new version of the Swift extension for Visual Studio Code – now published to the extension marketplace as an official supported release of the Swift team. The aim of this extension is to provide a high-quality, feature-complete extension that makes developing Swift applications on all platforms a seamless experience.
As we continue to invest in Swift as a first-class language for cross-platform development, both Apple and the broader developer community are rapidly iterating on the VS Code extension to expand its capabilities for server and cloud, embedded, and Linux and Windows app development. The original extension was developed by members of the Swift Server Working Group, and with its broader scope, they have graciously supported this transition to the GitHub /swiftlang organization and the creation of a new publisher for the extension.
For existing Swift developers using VS Code, the transition should be seamless: the old release should automatically install the new extension and disable itself, and moving forward all language features will be provided by the new extension. You’re welcome to uninstall the original extension, which has been renamed to reflect its deprecated status.
Further details about the migration can be found on the Swift Forums. If you have any issues migrating, please file an issue or comment on the forum post.
By: Adam Ward
Originally published at: Swift Blog
