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iOS

Posted by Ben Bastow
Ben Bastow
24,657 Points

Obj-c OR swift?

Hi there,

I am learning objective c and i have covered the swift to objective c project, I have covered the workshops on objective c to do with UIKit & custom modal transitions and some other workshops as well.

I have also completed swift 2 up to the intermediate swift course. However, I did this about 3 months ago and can't remember most of it so the language I am best with at the moment is Objective C.

I want to make an app but i'm not sure if I should re-learn/learn swift 3 or just continue with Objective C. Do you think it is worth continuing with Objective c or just learning Swift 3 as it is the language which is most likely to be used from now on? Which is the best one to use for app development currently?

1 Answer

doesitmatter
doesitmatter
12,885 Points
doesitmatter
doesitmatter
12,885 Points

Make it using swift, most of what I've read from top developers is that if you are creating a brand new app Swift is the way to go. Does this mean you can throw your knowledge of Obj-C in the trash? Nope. Knowing Obj-C greatly improves your chances of getting a job at a company which has been around pre-swift. Even if you use swift, you will encounter Obj-C when you use various libraries, and these will make a lot more sense if you know Obj-C