Dependency Management with the Swift Package Manager

Swift's journey into a fully fledged cross-platform language continues as it's contributors focus on the version 3 release.

Any language that wants a long-term existence needs a way of adding functionality that doesn't require the core developers to add every request. This is typically in the form of package or dependency management, and the Swift Package Manager (SPM) will be one of the many features added to Swift 3.

But something not being officially released has never stopped inquisitive developers experimenting in the past. So in this article I will introduce the SPM, show you how to install it and existing packages, and how to create your own.

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by Chris Ward via SitePoint