WWDC 2014

Skyboat · 2 Jun 2014 at 19:50

Apple haven't dropped a bombshell at this WWDC, they've flown in a fully-loaded B-52 :eek:

jonneymendoza · 2 Jun 2014 at 19:50

u see the dev part got me real interested

deusexlumina · 2 Jun 2014 at 19:53

i was close to jumping ship this winter, but the new features for iOS 8 really do seem impressive, hopefully the next phone model is as decent

Skyboat · 2 Jun 2014 at 19:53

That live preview would have come in real handy a couple of months ago, typical.

Snax · 2 Jun 2014 at 19:56

Skyboat said:
Apple haven't dropped a bombshell at this WWDC, they've flown in a fully-loaded B-52

I may be really off but it seems very Google esque. All of the most exciting features rely on third parties to produce the magic (which is obvious as it is a developer conference) but for the first time developers have deep access to apple's products. It is a Google esque collaborative approach rather than an apple-esque walled garden approach

steveo · 2 Jun 2014 at 19:56

At work so missed out on tgis any one care to do a list if the main items please ??

n111ck · 2 Jun 2014 at 19:59

Very impressive as usual - their competitors must weep watching these presentations.

dante6491 · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:01

Snax said:
I may be really off but it seems very Google esque. All of the most exciting features rely on third parties to produce the magic (which is obvious as it is a developer conference) but for the first time developers have deep access to apple's products. It is a Google esque collaborative approach rather than an apple-esque walled garden approach

Cannot wait to see what Google bring to the table with Android 5 though. Considering there hasn't been much front end change for nearly three years it could be quite huge.

I for one am just happy the market keeps driving forward. Whatever phone I get next will be mind blowing.

ic1male · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:01

So is Swift going to be the next big thing for aspiring developers to learn? I guess if you know Swift you're going to be highly desirable.

But can you do everything in Swift without having to use Objective C? I think that was the impression.

Kainz · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:04

ic1male said:
So is Swift going to be the next big thing for aspiring developers to learn? I guess if you know Swift you're going to be highly desirable.

One could say "They're a SWIFT developer"

(yeeeaaaaaahhh *dons sunglasses*)

MonsterMoshi · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:08

I'm not a dev but I am really excited to see what devs do with the new APIs
There are some really great opportunities which iOS has been missing for a long time for developers to really integrate their apps into iOS and improve upon what apple do
Things like APIs for photos so devs can integrate new editing features and safari extensions will be great for users

This WILL bring even hardcore android users to iOS and is a brilliant move from apple

MonsterMoshi · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:09

steveo said:
At work so missed out on tgis any one care to do a list if the main items please ??

http://www.engadget.com/uk/

Snax · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:10

dante6491 said:
Cannot wait to see what Google bring to the table with Android 5 though. Considering there hasn't been much front end change for nearly three years it could be quite huge.

I for one am just happy the market keeps driving forward. Whatever phone I get next will be mind blowing.

Apple have had to add features and accessibility to match Android. Google should really work on polish and consistency across the android ecosystem. Less dodgy apps and bloat phones from developers, more nexus like devices.

jonneymendoza · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:14

MonsterMoshi said:
I'm not a dev but I am really excited to see what devs do with the new APIs
There are some really great opportunities which iOS has been missing for a long time for developers to really integrate their apps into iOS and improve upon what apple do
Things like APIs for photos so devs can integrate new editing features and safari extensions will be great for users

This WILL bring even hardcore android users to iOS and is a brilliant move from apple

im a dev

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:16

I think they've displayed several levels of really well thought out systems that just make the apple eco system too much to ignore. Absolutely fantastic work from them. Just goes to show how much work they have been doing for so many years leading up to this point.

Just wish they'd accept defeat on the app icons though. Safari is so poor its truly disgusting.

jonneymendoza · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:18

Now lets see what Android comes up with in a few weeks time

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:20

So what was under the covered banner at the conference?

doodah · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:22

jonneymendoza said:
Now lets see what Android comes up with in a few weeks time

Indeed, JB/KK updates have been a little underwhelming for me.

Skyboat · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:25

ic1male said:
So is Swift going to be the next big thing for aspiring developers to learn? I guess if you know Swift you're going to be highly desirable.

But can you do everything in Swift without having to use Objective C? I think that was the impression.

I'd learn both. They can co-exist within the same source file, similar to Objective-C++ and C already can.

ic1male · 2 Jun 2014 at 20:31

Skyboat said:
I'd learn both. They can co-exist within the same source file, similar to Objective-C++ and C already can.

Really? Knowing Apple they will be ditching Objective C completely within three years. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the first step in moving to ARM CPUs. (Well, that's an educated guess on my behalf but it could be true with A8/A9 CPUs, Metal coding and whathaveyou.)