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Jacob Herper
91,103 PointsWhich iOS Development track to begin with?
As a frontend web developer, I am completely new to app development, I have never worked with Swift or Objective-C. Since there are three separate tracks (Swift, Swift 2 and Objective-C), I was wondering if I can jump right into the iOS Development with Swift 2.0 track, as its the latest technology, or is it better to start with one of the other tracks?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
3 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 PointsHey Jacob.
I asked the same question a while back, and basically what the consensus was not to do Swift because so much has changed with Swift 2 that much of what you'd learn in Swift does not work in Swift 2 or is deprecated and no longer used.
It was pretty equal when it came with to starting with Objective-C or Swift 2. I chose to start with the Objective-C course as it was pointed out that many of the APIs still are based on Objective-C, and I was also told that the basic underlying of Swift 2 is still essentially Objective-C. I don't know if that is true, because I'm only about a third of the way through the Objective-C Track and have not yet started on Swift 2.
So, I guess it's kind of up to you, but I think I'd go Objective-C and then Swift 2 (That's what I'm doing.)
:)
Jacob Herper
91,103 PointsThanks, Jason! I think I'll have a look at Swift 2, since this is ultimately the language I am most interested in, but will also keep in mind coming back to Objective-C.
Mark Siegrist
1,737 PointsSwift 2. Swift 1 is a waste of time at this point.
Long-term, Swift 2 is the much better option, and there is no real disadvantage to starting with it now. You can always leverage Objective-C libraries easily if needed.