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iOS

glenn romaniuk
glenn romaniuk
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Posted by glenn romaniuk
glenn romaniuk
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iOS Development with Swift or iOS Development with Objective-C track?

I'm new to IOS development. Which track do you recommend I start with?

2 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
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Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

All the tracks are useful.

Many existing apps will be written in Obj-C so having a working knowledge of it is a good idea.

Swift is the new language for iOS development so new apps tend to be written in it.

Concepts in all object oriented languages apply acorss the piece, so there's no harm in learning these in whichever language.

I hope that helps.

Steve.

Dee Greene
Dee Greene
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Dee Greene
Dee Greene
8,508 Points

Swift is new and will most likely be the future of iOS development. It is easy to pick up. You could start there as it will give you confidence and help get your feet wet. However, if you want a career in iOS development you should pick up Objective-C as that is what most companies are currently using until everything is switched to Swift.