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iOS

Posted by Rohin Kansal
Rohin Kansal
Courses Plus Student 642 Points

Which programming language should I choose for iOS?

Hello Developers

I am new iOS programming. I wanted a suggestion from experienced developers like you that which language should I choose for iOS development? Objective C or Swift?

Thank you

1 Answer

William Li
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William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Swift is a newer language, with cleaner syntax and more powerful features than Objective-C, it's a better alternative for writing iOS app.

Generally speaking, I'd recommend all new iOS developer to go for Swift as it's a nicer language to code with, unless you need to work on a existing iOS app that's written in Objective-C, then you'll need to learn Objective-C.

Rohin Kansal
Rohin Kansal
Courses Plus Student 642 Points

Hello William

Thanks for your response.

So, which version of Swift should I choose? Swift or Swift 2.0?

Thank You

William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Go for 2.0 as it's the newest Swift version