In this chapter, we learned the history of Swift as a programming language, and how its first big milestone kick-started a now-thriving community. We then covered how UIKit was used alongside Swift to design and develop iOS apps and touched on its aging and complex syntax. The introduction of SwifUI came as a perfect companion to Swift, opening up avenues not just for seasoned developers but also for designers and people just starting their journey into the world of Apple app development.
Next, we are going to delve more deeply into the declarative syntax and talk about the benefits of this particular programming paradigm.