One huge reason to use C++ on iOS is to avoid platform lock-in and for code sharing. How can you miss such a blindingly obvious reason? And it is right on par

One huge reason to use C++ on iOS is to avoid platform lock-in and for code sharing. How can you miss such a blindingly obvious reason? And it is right on par with other languages when it comes to GUI building as Qt proves. However, something like QML in conjunction with C++ will be much more flexible and pleasant to use than any of C++, Objective-C or Swift. CoreData is widely considered to be more trouble than it's worth it, as soon as you want to do some serious work. Predicate filtering... maybe I am missing something, but I'd pick <algorithm> + lambdas any day over that kind of magic. I have used Objective-C to write production code, and with few exceptions, I would consider it anything but elegant. It's a hodge podge of concepts thrown on top of eachother that's finally and deservedly being put to rest by Apple.