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iOS

Posted by Carter Randall
Carter Randall
3,311 Points

Should I still complete the objective-c programming course or just change to swift?

I am currently on the "build a self destructing iPhone App" and was curious as to if there is a benefit in me carrying on and completing the objective-c course or to just go right into swift.

Any input is appreciated. :)

3 Answers

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

Definitely finish the Objective-C course. It's been around for years, so it's arguably more stable, but there's a lot more help for it online, and close to every project you'll come across in a job scenario today is written in Objective-C. If you want to run on devices that run any version of iOS prior to iOS 7, you'll need Objective-C. I personally just learned Swift to prepare for the future, but if I plan on putting an app on the App Store, I'm going to write it in Objective-C for at least the next few years

Carter Randall
Carter Randall
3,311 Points

Thank you! :)

Thorsten Herbst
Thorsten Herbst
11,935 Points
Thorsten Herbst
Thorsten Herbst
11,935 Points

I Would Highly recommend to finish the iOS Course. Because you need the Basics of the Framework. And that is in Swift the same. Only the Syntax is different. But the Framework stays the same. So that means: If you can do objective-c iOS then you can do in few weeks Swift too! But if do Swift and don't know the Frameworks it can be very difficult.

Carter Randall
Carter Randall
3,311 Points

Thank you! :)