A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/swift: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
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This community is for people working with the Swift programming language. Swift is described as a general-purpose programming language built with a modern approach to safety, performance, and software design patterns. The subreddit is a place for developers to discuss the language itself, share original sources, ask questions, and engage in constructive discussion.
The rule called 'Rule I - Must be relevant to Swift' is the first gate, since anything not about the Swift programming language gets removed. 'Rule V - Self Promotion' is the one that decides whether a marketing-adjacent post survives, because it sets hard conditions: you must be contributing by answering questions and engaging in constructive discussions, fewer than 5% of your posts and comments can be self promotion, your account must be at least 2 months old, and you need at least 5 posts or comments before any self promotion is allowed. 'Rule III - Must be an original source' matters for any link you share, since direct links to the original source are required and URL shorteners are banned. 'Rule IV - Asking Questions' can redirect your post to the monthly pinned thread if your question is simple.
A good post here is a direct link to an original source about the Swift programming language, such as your own blog post or open-source project, shared only after you have built a history of answering questions and joining discussions in the community. You can share a tool, library, or article you wrote as long as it stays under the 5% self-promotion threshold and your account is at least 2 months old with at least 5 prior posts or comments. If you are hiring, you can post a job opening as long as you include the company name and a salary range. If you have a simple question, put it in the monthly pinned thread instead of making a new post.
Avoid posting anything unrelated to the Swift programming language, including the musician Taylor Swift, since 'Rule I - Must be relevant to Swift' calls that out directly. Do not rehost someone else's work or use URL shorteners, because 'Rule III - Must be an original source' requires direct links to the original source. Do not post simple questions as standalone posts, since 'Rule IV - Asking Questions' says they belong in the monthly pinned thread. Do not self-promote if your account is under 2 months old or you have fewer than 5 posts or comments in the sub, and never let self-promotion exceed 5% of your activity, per 'Rule V - Self Promotion'. If you post a job opening, do not leave out the company name and salary range, or your post will be removed. Any abuse, discrimination, or vulgar comments will not be tolerated under 'Rule II - Be Respectful'.
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Yes, but only if you are contributing to the community by answering questions and engaging in constructive discussions, your self-promotion stays under 5% of your posts and comments, your account is at least 2 months old, and you have at least 5 posts or comments in the sub.
No, simple questions should go in the monthly pinned thread titled 'Got an easy question? Ask it here!' after you search the sub to make sure your question has not been answered before.
You must include the company name and a salary range, or your post will be removed.
No, the rules require direct links to the original source and do not allow URL shorteners.
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