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iOS

Posted by truemaulik
truemaulik
Courses Plus Student 7,765 Points

Learn Swift or Objective C

I want to become a good iOS developer with no compromises.

Should i learn Swift only, or there is a need to learn & know Objective C as well.

I am an indie developer.

Thanks for help

3 Answers

thomas howard
thomas howard
17,572 Points

Swift is the first code that Apple has released since objective C was developed in the 1980s and evolved during Steve Jobs's stint with Next Step computers. This is why so many of the classes have NS before them. E.g. NSObject. These same classes are still used in Swift, so are many of the classes from all the numerous frameworks that you can import into your projects.

In the 30 years since Objective C arose, many of the limitations from computers back then have faded. So certain actions are no longer needed, like Alloc Init-ing certain objects. Most newer languages do not need to be as painfully specific any more. Most arose from the middle 1990s when the internet exploded. They have more streamlined syntax, and so does swift. I just wish I new more of it, but you can learn more each day and know it has taken decades to get to this point so you're not going to be a master tomorrow.

truemaulik
truemaulik
Courses Plus Student 7,765 Points

Thanks so much for replying. I know I am not going to master tomorrow, it will take time for sure. But I will try my best.

Thanks for taking your precious time for the reply & explaining about the language differences in detail. In your answer there were many things to learn that I didn't knew before.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
5,280 Points
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
5,280 Points

Learn Swift it's the way forward, plus along the way you'll end up picking up a lot of Objective-C just through reading documentation with Swift / Objective-C side by side.

truemaulik
truemaulik
Courses Plus Student 7,765 Points

Thanks so much for replying.

So if i learn start learning Swift then, i would never have to learn Objective C or still i will need to learn it in the future.

Thanks so much for your precious time.

Stephen Whitfield
Stephen Whitfield
16,771 Points
Stephen Whitfield
Stephen Whitfield
16,771 Points

If you plan on working in the industry, you might want to learn both. For now, though, get great at Swift but just be familiar with Objective-C.

truemaulik
truemaulik
Courses Plus Student 7,765 Points

Thanks so much for replying.

So, i will first study Objective C to get familiar with it. And then i will continue on to master Swift programming.

Thanks so much for your precious time & helping me out :)