[swift-evolution] Large Proposal: Non-Standard Libraries

[Nick Keets]

This is a great idea. Enabling people to actually sell code could be game
changing.

On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 12:44 AM, Jonathan Hull via swift-evolution <
swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

>
> On Nov 7, 2017, at 1:58 PM, Ted Kremenek via swift-evolution <
> swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>
> We could also figure out a way to possibly highlight these efforts to the
> Swift community, maybe on swift-evolution or other means — but all with the
> expectation that these libraries are not *necessarily* going to be
> standardized as part of the core swift distribution.  I don’t think that’s
> all that bad either; not every library will make sense to incorporate into
> the core Swift distribution (e.g., they are highly domain specific) but
> still supporting their development would be beneficial to the community.
>
>
> What I *really* want to see is a Code Store in Xcode (kind of like an app
> store for Swift packages).  Basically, you would hit “Add Package” in the
> sidebar/menu and a sheet pops up where you can search for and view various
> packages.  You then hit an “Add” button in the sheet, and it would add the
> package to your project.  To remove a package you would select it and hit
> delete.
>
> Selecting a package in the sidebar would let you set some settings (e.g.
> select a specific version), and view documentation.  Xcode would manage the
> files for you behind the scenes.
>
> I know that is out of scope for Evolution, but I just wanted to mention
> it, since it might help with the visibility issue.
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
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