12 Swift 6.4 Features, Ranked by How Useful They Are
A practical ranking of Swift 6.3 and 6.4 features based on what app developers can adopt now, from Swift Testing interoperability to ownership APIs.
Swift 6.4 Features Ranked by Usefulness
Lands in: Swift 6.4
Reach for it when: You have multiple XCTest-based helpers and want to migrate incrementally to Swift Testing
Verdict: Ship it. This feature offers the highest ROI for teams with a real test suite.
Warning: Be aware of the migration trap and consider the pitfalls before implementing.
Lands in: Swift 6.4 cycle
Reach for it when: You're in the process of migrating to Swift 6 language mode or need compiler paranoia in a security-sensitive code area
Verdict: Ship it. This feature helps promote future errors to errors today for better code quality.
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