To accelerate the growth in India’s iOS developer community, Apple announced that the company will establish a Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru, the home of India’s startup scene. The iOS App Design and Development Accelerator is expected to open in early 2017.
Tens of thousands of developers in India make apps for iOS and this initiative will provide additional, specialized support for them.
The facility will also provide support and guidance on Swift, Apple’s powerful and intuitive programming language created to build apps for iOS, Mac, Apple TV® and Apple Watch. Swift enables developers to write safer, more reliable code, save time and create richer app experiences. A recent report by developer placement firm Toptal shows jobs requesting Swift rose 600 percent in 2015.
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO
With the opening of this new facility in Bengaluru, we’re giving developers access to tools which will help them create innovative apps for customers around the world.”e move the country forward in our efforts to advance a growth-led and sustainable technology sector.
Snapdeal co-founder and CEO Kunal Bahl
Apple’s expert guidance on the interface and user experience has helped us build an app that our consumers love. We are thrilled Apple will have a local presence which will amplify our efforts to develop more high-quality apps for our digital commerce ecosystem.
