I generally like Swift, but async is a mess, it feels like they come up with a n...

hn-acct · 2026-02-01T04:56:00 1769921760

Just forget everything you've learned about it previously, use 6.2+, non isolated by default and every upcoming feature turned on. And your intuition will be spot on.

apt-apt-apt-apt · 2026-02-01T06:31:06 1769927466

Can you explain a bit more on what changed with 6.2+ that is now better?

hn-acct · 2026-02-01T15:06:06 1769958366

https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-evolution/blob/main/propo...

All of these changes improve the ergonomics of async/await. Fewer hops and a better alignment of when one would expect a hop to occur.

https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-evolution/blob/main/propo...

async defer is nice too but it's not in the 6.2 public release AFAICT.

saagarjha · 2026-02-01T09:45:25 1769939125

Far fewer actor hops by default which usually makes it easier to write correct code