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Xcode 16 introduces several enhancements to the compiler and build system, which are highlighted in various sessions at WWDC 2024. Here are some key points:
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Unified Metal Shaders: In the session "Port advanced games to Apple platforms," it is mentioned that Xcode allows for the compilation of unified Metal shaders, which simplifies the development process for both macOS and iOS by enabling shared codebases (Port advanced games to Apple platforms).
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Generative Tools and Code Completion: The "Platforms State of the Union" session discusses a new code completion engine powered by a model specifically trained for Swift and Apple SDKs. This engine predicts the code you need and runs locally on your Mac, enhancing privacy and performance (Platforms State of the Union).
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Explicitly Built Modules: The session "Demystify explicitly built modules" explains the transition from implicitly built modules to explicitly built modules in Xcode 16. This change improves parallelism, diagnostics, and debugging without requiring changes to your code (Demystify explicitly built modules).
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Swift 6 Migration: In the session "Migrate your app to Swift 6," the new Swift compiler is highlighted for its ability to guide developers through potential code issues, acting like a pair programmer to point out potential bugs (Migrate your app to Swift 6).
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Real-time ML Inference: The session "Support real-time ML inference on the CPU" describes how Xcode compiles ML models into C files for efficient real-time processing, integrating Swift and C for business logic and signal processing (Support real-time ML inference on the CPU).
These sessions collectively showcase the advancements in Xcode 16, focusing on improved build processes, enhanced code completion, and support for new technologies like Swift 6 and real-time machine learning.
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
Migrate your app to Swift 6
Experience Swift 6 migration in action as we update an existing sample app. Learn how to migrate incrementally, module by module, and how the compiler helps you identify code that’s at risk of data races. Discover different techniques for ensuring clear isolation boundaries and eliminating concurrent access to shared mutable state.
Demystify explicitly built modules
Explore how builds are changing in Xcode 16 with explicitly built modules. Discover how modules are used to build your code, how explicitly built modules improve transparency in compilation tasks, and how you can optimize your build by sharing modules across targets.
Port advanced games to Apple platforms
Discover how simple it can be to reach players on Apple platforms worldwide. We’ll show you how to evaluate your Windows executable on Apple silicon, start your game port with code samples, convert your shader code to Metal, and bring your game to Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Explore enhanced Metal tools that understand HLSL shaders to validate, debug, and profile your ported shaders on Metal.
What’s new in Xcode 16
Discover the latest productivity and performance improvements in Xcode 16. Learn about enhancements to code completion, diagnostics, and Xcode Previews. Find out more about updates in builds and explore improvements in debugging and Instruments.
Support real-time ML inference on the CPU
Discover how you can use BNNSGraph to accelerate the execution of your machine learning model on the CPU. We will show you how to use BNNSGraph to compile and execute a machine learning model on the CPU and share how it provides real-time guarantees such as no runtime memory allocation and single-threaded running for audio or signal processing models.
Platforms State of the Union 5-Minute Recap
Watch a quick recap of the newest advancements on Apple platforms.