The author of this article, Ricky Robinett, is excited about the open-sourcing of Swift on Linux, a development platform for building iOS and OS X apps. He guides readers through setting up a Linux server with Ubuntu 14.04 or 15.10 to run Swift, downloading snapshots, updating the path, installing dependencies, testing the installation, writing their first code in the Swift REPL, creating an executable app, and exploring the Swift Package Manager. The article provides step-by-step instructions for getting started with Swift on Linux, including examples of code snippets and commands to help readers along the way.