151K views · May 19, 2023 · 22:06 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2023–2026
The Browser Company's CTO explains how the team is building the Arc browser for Windows using Swift. It covers the de-risking work and why they believe it is feasible.
Why Hacker News points people here: Used mainly as evidence that Swift is being used for a real Windows application.
“The Browser Company (The one that is hyping the Arc Browser) is writing their Browser in Swift to support Windows.”HN comment, 2023
“The Browser Company (The one that is hyping the Arc Browser) is writing their Browser in Swift to support Windows.”
Evidence of Swift being used for a Windows browser app
> No one outside Apple chooses Shift unless they want to build something in Apple's ecosystem. “No one” Yet The Browser Company (The one that is hyping the Arc Browser) is writing their Browser in Swift to support Windows. [0] which that is their main product. The Browser Company is not “No one”. [0] this video
Arc team building the Windows app in Swift
There's a group called "The Browser Company of New York" building a new web browser called arc in swift and they're targeting Windows first. How were building the ARC windows all with Swift - this video link
Arc's Windows app built with Swift
Arc, TBCNY's browser for macOS and Windows uses Swift [1] [2]. Their newer Dia browser which is meant to be cross-platform also uses Swift. [1]: link [2]: "How we're building the Arc Browser Windows app with Swift " -- this video
