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Swift does not seem suitable for OS development, at least not as much as C or C++.[0] Swift handles by default a lot of memory by using reference counting, as I understand it, which is not always suitable for OS development.

[0]: Rust, while no longer officially experimental in the Linux kernel, does not yet have major OSs written purely in it.

I have heard different arguments, such as https://zackoverflow.dev/writing/unsafe-rust-vs-zig/ .

According to the strange data at https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technology#most-popular... , 44.6% have responded positively to that question regarding C++. But there may be some issues, for the question involves two check boxes, yet there is only one statistic.