> must be as fast as Objective C; must have a minimal to non-existent runtime (so AOT compilation all the way); mustn't have garbage collection, must interopera

> must be as fast as Objective C; must have a minimal to non-existent runtime (so AOT compilation all the way); mustn't have garbage collection, must interoperate with Objective C/normal C with ease; etc. This sounds and awful lot like what C++11/14 would bring, with a few platform specific extensions... but then again, no vendor, and especially not Apple, likes the thought of working with a language that's really trying to be cross-platform and a language that "rewards smart programmers" ( http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Lang-NEXT/Lang-NEXT-2014/Keynote http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Lang-NEXT/Lang-NEXT-2014/Key... ), as opposed to being easy-to-teach or idiot-proof...