On June 2nd, at Apple’s WWDC (World Wide Developer Conference), many exciting new changes were unveiled to the world. Apple shed light on what their bets are for the coming year(s).
While we got a glimpse of the new Mac OS Yosemite, and a sneak peek at iOS8, the real shock came at the unveiling of their new and unexpected programming language; Swift.
For those who don’t know a lot about programming languages, let me make this as easy as possible. Swift is a programming language that will allow users to build mobile applications and Mac OS applications in a much easier way. The language looks more like a scripting language (eg. JavaScript, Python, etc), rather than usual programming languages (C, Objective C, Java, etc).
Apple is putting their money behind developers. They want more apps developed, at a higher quality, at a quicker speed. To do so, they have equipped developers with a new programming language and a new development arena in which to do so (XCode 6). A week has gone by since Apple Developers have had a chance to get their hands on the product. The general opinion on the internet has been supportive and exited. I am yet to create my first swift iOS app, but it’s only a matter of days. I will keep you updated here!
Coran Corbett 