Dunfey · Hotel WWDC as data, est. 1983
Front desk everything
Years
Topics

Est. 1983, San Mateo · the registry runs 2014–2026

The conference, kept like a hotel ledger.

Every WWDC session since 2014 as data: category, duration, on-screen code, cross-references. Watching happens at Apple — everything else happens here.

Enter the observatory

1,369sessions
515hours
13editions
2,163documents referenced

Resurfaced from the registry

  • AI & Machine Learning moved hardest: 29 → 72 sessions across the last three editions. the trend
  • “What’s new in SwiftUI” (2021) put 70 pieces of code on screen — more than any other session. read the code
  • Only 6 sessions survive from WWDC14. “Prototyping: Fake It Till You Make It” is the longest of them. open the deep cut

Start from the front desk

Accessibility at WWDC26SwiftUI sample code, 2025Spatial computing across all yearsMachine learning, hours taught

The editions

Sessions, hours and transcripts per WWDC edition
Year Sessions Hours Transcripts Catalog
WWDC26 112 33 112 resources referenced at WWDC26
WWDC25 116 44 116 resources referenced at WWDC25
WWDC24 119 39 119 resources referenced at WWDC24
WWDC23 177 59 177 resources referenced at WWDC23
WWDC22 178 59 178 resources referenced at WWDC22
WWDC21 196 70 196 resources referenced at WWDC21
WWDC20 207 68 206 resources referenced at WWDC20
WWDC19 156 82 150 resources referenced at WWDC19
WWDC18 38 27 38 resources referenced at WWDC18
WWDC17 35 13 35 resources referenced at WWDC17
WWDC16 17 8 16 resources referenced at WWDC16
WWDC15 12 8 12 resources referenced at WWDC15
WWDC14 6 5 6 resources referenced at WWDC14

Videos and talks only — no labs or get-togethers. Pre-2019 editions reflect what Apple still publishes, not the full conference.

Sessions per topic, recent three years versus the prior three
Topic 2021–23 2024–26 Δ
AI & Machine Learning 29 72 +43 observe AI & Machine Learning in the observatory
Spatial Computing 58 64 +6 observe Spatial Computing in the observatory
Design 46 49 +3 observe Design in the observatory
App Services 76 78 +2 observe App Services in the observatory
Swift 44 40 -4 observe Swift in the observatory
Maps & Location 10 5 -5 observe Maps & Location in the observatory
Graphics & Games 61 51 -10 observe Graphics & Games in the observatory
Health & Fitness 22 9 -13 observe Health & Fitness in the observatory
Photos & Camera 28 15 -13 observe Photos & Camera in the observatory
Business & Education 25 11 -14 observe Business & Education in the observatory
Safari & Web 32 17 -15 observe Safari & Web in the observatory
Accessibility & Inclusion 28 11 -17 observe Accessibility & Inclusion in the observatory
App Store, Distribution & Marketing 38 20 -18 observe App Store, Distribution & Marketing in the observatory
Privacy & Security 35 14 -21 observe Privacy & Security in the observatory
Audio & Video 58 26 -32 observe Audio & Video in the observatory
System Services 60 24 -36 observe System Services in the observatory
Developer Tools 82 45 -37 observe Developer Tools in the observatory
SwiftUI & UI Frameworks 112 72 -40 observe SwiftUI & UI Frameworks in the observatory
Essentials 122 20 -102 observe Essentials in the observatory

Three-year windows because topics skip years — single-year deltas are mostly noise. Any other range: the observatory.