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Perhaps, but I see no reference to 'Objective-C apps', the current wording of this summary is broad enough to include other languages as well. Do you have addit

Perhaps, but I see no reference to 'Objective-C apps', the current wording of this summary is broad enough to include other languages as well. Do you have additional information that exempts Java, Mono, etc...?

eknkc 12y ago
Well it says "Move to ARC" so that narrows down the scope.
- ZenoArrow 12y ago
  That depends. AFAIK two languages support ARC right now, Objective-C and Swift. It's certainly possible for more languages to support it.
  - buster 12y ago
    http://doc.rust-lang.org/std/sync/struct.Arc.html http://doc.rust-lang.org/std/sync/struct.Arc.html
    - dbaupp 12y ago
      That's slightly different: in Swift/Objective-C ARC == "Automatic Reference Counting". In Rust, Arc == "Atomic reference counting".
parasubvert 12y ago
All Mac native apps need an Objective-C Wrapper at minimum to give them an executable entry point (all apps are actually directory structures). You also on the App Store need to vendor in your dependencies. There's no language restriction in play. You can even still use the old GC if you want - just not on their store. The Mac App Store isn't the only game in town.
- ZenoArrow 12y ago
  Thank you for the information, useful to know about the requirement to build an application entry point in Objective-C.
ZenoArrow 12y ago
To those marking me down, it was a legitimate question, your reaction speaks volumes.