iOS 16 has been released, and this article analyzes the percentage of Apple's built-in apps that use Objective-C, Swift, SwiftUI, and C and C++.
By comparing the various systems from iPhone OS 1 to iOS 16, we can draw some conclusions:
Objective-C is at the core of iOS and is used directly or indirectly by most apps
Swift’s usage has increased quickly over the past iOS versions. This year Swift finally surpassed C++
The use of C++ is stable over the years
SwiftUI starts to be noticeable which is a great sign: Apple is doing some dogfooding
C is slowly but surely fading away
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Apple's use of Swift and SwiftUI in iOS 16:
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