Explore the versatile nature of Swift programming language in this 46-minute conference talk from Philly ETE 2017. Dive into code examples that showcase how to write better, more readable, and idiomatic Swift by incorporating aspects of functional, object-oriented, and protocol-oriented programming paradigms. Learn about encapsulation, inheritance of interface, protocol extensions, and architectural patterns like MVC and MVVM. Gain insights into Swift's unique features, including nonmutating functions and left-shifted syntax, while understanding how to leverage multiple programming paradigms to create more effective and maintainable code.