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sieder villareal
4,016 PointsSwift
What do you guys think about the new programming language called swift by Apple? Should I keep learning objective-C? I'm confused.
4 Answers
Al Lu
UX Design Techdegree Student 15,801 PointsFrom Apple's website. "Swift is ready for your next iOS and OS X project — or for addition into your current app — because Swift code works side-by-side with Objective-C." So yes, you can keep learning objective-C.
notf0und
11,940 PointsSwift and Obj-C can and probably will be used side by side, and I think it would be wise to learn both. Swift can only be used on iOS and Mac OS, Obj-C can be used on so much more.
In the end it's up to you and how much time you're willing to devote to learning.
qvwzucovkm
8,080 PointsAgree with Bryan. But if you are still fairly new to Obj-C, you should consider getting started with Swift instead unless you have unlimited time to devote to learning.
sieder villareal
4,016 PointsThanks for replying guys, I've been using obj-C for about 4 months now and just started to like it, I'm trying to learn swift right now, I am just torn up on which I should focus more on.