Apple is rewriting Foundation in Swift

Re:Apple is rewriting Foundation in Swift by MattRix on Monday May 22, 2023 @12:27AM (#36027451)

Apple’s problem has never been the “barrier to entry”. They know developers will make apps for their platform no matter what. If Swift becomes more universal it makes it easier for Apple developers to also develop for Android (etc) which Apple would see as a bad thing.

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Re:Apple is rewriting Foundation in Swift by worrycue on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:07AM (#36027670)

Wouldn't developers also develop for Android no matter what?

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Re:Apple is rewriting Foundation in Swift by qwytw on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:11AM (#36028009)

There are still some iOS (and especially macOS) specific apps because the cost of porting a native app is not insignificant.

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Re:Apple is rewriting Foundation in Swift by scns on Monday May 22, 2023 @03:26AM (#36028416)

Some Apps are exlusive to iOs and some start out there, because that is where the money is.

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Re:Apple is rewriting Foundation in Swift by raydev on Monday May 22, 2023 @10:00PM (#36038928)

Not as long as iOS users spend more money on average.

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Re:Apple is rewriting Foundation in Swift by saagarjha on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:24AM (#36028098)

That has only really been the case for iOS and even then it’s not necessarily a given.

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