We are already finishing the week of WWDC 2020, where the star news has undoubtedly been the Apple Silicon project. It started on Monday afternoon (in Spain) with the traditional Keynote presentation, where apart from said project Tim Cook and his collaborators showed us some news about the new firmware versions this year.
During the week, the 23 million Apple developers around the world have already started to play with the first beta versions of these firmwares, and every day they discover new "details" that are overlooked in the presentation. Let's see what it brings back Xcode 12.
Apple has released Xcode 12, the next revamped version that brings tools to mark the transition from current Intel Macs to future ARM Macs. Bring a new design to match the look of Big Sur macOS and new document tabs to help you quickly switch between different files.
The Xcode 12 Navigator fonts have also been modified to match the system size font and can also be set to small, medium, or large. By default, Xcode 12 will create a universal application for Mac, so developers can publish their applications on Intel Macs and ARM Macs simultaneously.
Apple is also making big changes to SwiftUI by allowing developers to build apps entirely in SwiftUI. The framework will help developers reduce time spent building applications for different platforms by allowing developers to create applications for all Apple platforms at the same time.
Catalyst it will also play a role as Apple moves from Intel to its own chips. Developers will now be able to create more native Mac apps from their pre-existing iPad apps.
En este sentido, phil shiller, Apple's vice president of global marketing, said: “The App Store ecosystem is more diverse, dynamic and successful than it has ever been, but we know that to make it better for everyone, there is more we must do together. This year at WWDC 2020, we've added online app Store Labs, expanded the annual App Store Developer Survey, and much more because we want to hear directly from hundreds of thousands of developers on how they want us to improve the App Store for them and for users. ».
It is clear that Apple developers have dropped an impressive amount of work in the coming years due to the project. Apple silicon.