Meanwhile, developers are flocking to contribute to the most popular server-side Swift frameworks, like Perfect, Vapor and Kitura. I have followed the development closely, and for such a new language the enthusiasm around these projects are surprisingly big. I think the potential of server-side Swift is underestimated. Of course there's still several features lacking at this point, but that is to be expected of such a new language and will only improve. But yeah, large enterprise deployments are probably too early.
If it is the right time right now I am not sure about, but inevitably, Swift will be a massive, widespread programming language community. Actually, it already is, but right now 90% of the people using it are iOS developers. However, if you are interested in Swift for Linux and backend development, check out Vapor, Kitura, Perfect, or any of the other web frameworks. In light of the recent 3.0 release, I think it is a great time to get involved and learn Swift.
I do agree that the only worthwhile effort is to change the laws. It's fundamentally wrong to have a system which favor those who can afford and have the resources to do such cynical tax planning. Just really fd up regardless of any political position. But hey, as long as all that corporate money is put into the political system, nothing will change.
Yep, similiar situation here. The getting started guides often just introduce a single concept and stops there. Many seems outdated as well. However, Spring Boot with whatever DB choice you make is a winner imho. Found it really easy to get going after just investigating a sample project.