Why Swift is the Next Big Thing for IoT

Day 1 | 15:10 | 00:10 | K.4.401 | Lilly Seay

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Internet of Things (IoT) connects everyday devices, from sensors to smart home gadgets, with apps that control and monitor them. Building these systems requires programming languages that can work seamlessly across both embedded devices and applications. Swift has been great with C and C++ interoperability, but the introduction of Embedded Swift has brought this to a new level.

With Swift, we can now program embedded systems with low-power sensors and small memory footprints, while also taking advantage of Swift’s simplicity and safety to create interfaces that integrate seamlessly with high-level UI code.

This talk explores why Swift is the next big thing for IoT, demonstrating how it bridges the gap between embedded systems and user-interfacing Swift apps. You’ll learn why Swift’s expressive syntax, interoperability, and cross-platform capabilities simplify development for IoT.