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Originally Posted by Grapesoda
first my buddies that wrote code went to macs when linux was used for the kernel for the OS,
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Mach has always been the kernel of OS X and Mach was the kernel for NextStep / OpenStep which preceded it.
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Originally Posted by edgeprod
When was Linux used for the kernel of Mac OS X? I wasn't aware of this. As far as I knew, it's always been UNIX .. and still is.
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Mac OS X is UNIX certified, however the kernel is Mach.
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Originally Posted by edgeprod
Until everyone switches to Swift, Objective-C will still be the main driver of iOS development .. but its days are likely numbered.
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While Cocoa and Cocoa Touch are ObjC based there will always be a place of ObjC , even running inside Swift apps.
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Originally Posted by dicknipples
LinkedIn and Facebook both used HTML and JavaScript to build their iOS and Android apps until the usage heavily outweighed the performance issue and also were heavy evangelists regarding using HTML and JavaScript. Fact of the matter is 99% of developers, especially you would never be in their shoes so don't be so worried about such performance reasons.
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Web apps are not native apps, apples and oranges.