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Developer builds minimal Swift kernel running in QEMU
Original: A minimal kernel in Swift, running in QEMU
A developer has written a minimal operating system kernel in Swift and run it under the QEMU emulator, documenting the process on their blog. The project shows Swift, usually tied to Apple platforms, can be pushed down to bare-metal level with no operating system underneath. Readers are discussing the technical steps involved and what the experiment says about the language's low-level potential.
Why now: It is an unusual demonstration of Swift outside its usual Apple ecosystem, attracting curiosity from systems and language enthusiasts.
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