Google rolls out server-side Swift libraries for its cloud

Google has released Google Cloud API Client Libraries for Swift 6.2+, signaling confidence in the Apple-created language for backend work. The libraries use SwiftNIO async event loops, HTTP/2, gRPC and compile-time data race safety.

• Libraries target Swift 6.2+ and build on SwiftNIO
• HTTP/2, gRPC and async/await supported natively
• Google calls Swift viable for cloud and microservices
• Swift ranks 18th in the TIOBE index