The big hopes for me this year of WWDC would be a Swift port of the Foundation DB record layer, from Java, along with a decent http server package. It's underappreciated just how useful it is in golang having a production capable http server in the standard library.
https://forums.swift.org/t/redesigned-swift-org-is-now-live/...
Working on a dozen architectures with only 10 000 units sold each would be a better proof of it being a valid option for embedded development, but I guess the industry standards are whatever we make up today.
The fewer dependencies I need, the better. It’s one of the reasons why I’m still a big fan of developing for Apple platforms despite the recent drama: it’s a very batteries-included experience, which means it’s not just feasible but pleasant to develop top-class apps with a dependency list that can be counted on one hand. That’s amazing for not just the dev process itself but also for long term maintenance.
It does work, but I don’t find it ready for production without a lot of conf and extensions first.