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iOS

Posted by Tristan Gaebler
Tristan Gaebler
6,204 Points

Is Objective-c dead?

Should I even bother learning Objective-c? It looks like it's dying out. Is this true?

4 Answers

Jeremy Lindstrom
Jeremy Lindstrom
6,646 Points

Yes..you need to learn Objective-C. It is not dying out. Swift will take some time to become the stand defacto programming language for iOS apps. Here's info from the guys behind the best book out there. http://www.bignerdranch.com/blog/ios-developers-need-to-know-objective-c/

Tristan Gaebler
Tristan Gaebler
6,204 Points

I want to ask a question. If i know objective-c would It be easier to learn web development or the other way around?

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

To answer your question about web development, I don't think learning Objective-C will make learning web development any easier, except for certain concepts that would translate over to JavaScript, which are just the very basics

Tristan Gaebler
Tristan Gaebler
6,204 Points

Thanks

Tristan Gaebler
Tristan Gaebler
6,204 Points
Tristan Gaebler
Tristan Gaebler
6,204 Points

Thanks Jeremy

Christopher Snyder
Christopher Snyder
4,808 Points
Christopher Snyder
Christopher Snyder
4,808 Points

The other reason one should continue to learn objective-c is for legacy projects. If you wish to become an iOS developer, you will more than likely come across projects written in objective-c, or you may need to rewrite aspects of it in Swift eventually. In my opinion, it's not going anywhere for some time.