Some of the reasons why I was thinking Swift on the server might be appealing to some:
- As you mentioned, if Swift is someone’s favourite language that they want to use it everywhere
- If someone is learning Swift, it might make sense to use it ‘as much as possible’ even if while learning it
- Make use of custom hardware (see below)
I think it may only be a matter of time before Apple gets back into the server game - what could we do if we had dedicated Apple servers with chips like the A13?
A13 Bionic was built with a focus on machine learning, with a dedicated 8-core Neural Engine capable of 5 trillion operations per second, two Machine Learning Accelerators on the CPU and a new Machine Learning Controller to balance performance and efficiency. Together, A13 Bionic and iOS 13 enable new intelligent apps that make use of machine learning and Core ML.