SE-0277 introduced a new half-precision floating point type called Float16, which is commonly used in graphics programming and machine learning.
This new floating-point type fits in alongside Swift’s other similar types:
let first: Float16 = 5
let second: Float32 = 11
let third: Float64 = 7
let fourth: Float80 = 13
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Other changes in Swift 5.3…
- Multi-pattern catch clauses
- Multiple trailing closures
- Synthesized Comparable conformance for enums
- self is no longer required in many places
- Type-based program entry points
- where clauses on contextually generic declarations
- Enum cases as protocol witnesses
- Refined didSet semantics
- Swift Package Manager gains binary dependencies, resources, and more
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