Swift Server Workgroup 2025 Annual Update
May 21, 2025
In this annual update, the Swift Server Workgroup (SSWG) reflects on the progress made in 2024 and outlines our goals for 2025, focusing on enhancing the Swift on Server ecosystem and community.
2024 in Review
Concurrency and Structured Concurrency Adoption
Throughout 2024, we prioritized the adoption of concurrency and structured concurrency across the ecosystem. A comprehensive guide for structured concurrency was developed, providing developers with best practices and migration patterns. This initiative has significantly improved the performance and reliability of server-side Swift applications.
Ecosystem Growth
The Swift on Server ecosystem experienced substantial growth in 2024. Several new packages entered the SSWG incubation process, enriching the available tools and libraries for developers. Notably, the community-driven efforts led to the development of a Memcache client, enhancing caching solutions within the ecosystem.
Community Engagement
Community engagement remained a cornerstone of our efforts. We organized three SSWG online meetups and contributed to five conferences (Server Side Swift, GitHub Universe, AWS re:Invent, Escape ZA, and Cloud Toulouse FR), fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing among developers. Additionally, success stories from various projects were promoted to showcase the capabilities of Swift on the server.
Goals for 2025
Workgroup Objectives
- Shared HTTP Server Implementation: Continuing our efforts from 2024, we aim to implement a shared HTTP server to provide a robust and standardized foundation for server-side Swift applications.
- Enhanced Observability: We plan to improve observability across the ecosystem by developing guidelines and tools that facilitate the adoption of monitoring and logging practices, enabling developers to gain deeper insights into their applications.
- Ecosystem-Wide Windows Support: Expanding the reach of Swift on Server, we are committed to achieving comprehensive Windows support, ensuring that Swift applications run seamlessly across all major platforms.
- Improving the Newcomer Experience: To make it easier for new developers to get started with server-side Swift, we will set up a dedicated landing page that provides resources, tutorials, and guidance.
Community Initiatives
- Redis Client Rewrite: Collaborating closely with the community, we aim to rewrite the Redis client to enhance its performance, reliability, and feature set, providing a robust solution for caching and data storage needs.
- Memcache Client Release: Building upon the development efforts in 2024, we plan to officially release the Memcache client, offering developers a reliable caching solution within the Swift ecosystem.
- Promotion of Success Stories: We will continue to highlight and promote success stories from the community, showcasing innovative projects and applications built with Swift on the server.
- SSWG Meetups and Conferences: Maintaining our commitment to community engagement, we will organize regular meetups and conferences to facilitate collaboration, learning, and networking among server-side Swift developers.
As we embark on 2025, the SSWG remains dedicated to advancing the Swift on Server ecosystem, fostering a vibrant community, and providing developers with the tools and support they need to build high-performance server-side applications.