Objective-C vs Swift

Developers should learn Objective-C primarily for maintaining and updating existing macOS and iOS applications that were built before Swift became dominant, as many legacy Apple projects still rely on it meets swift is widely used in the industry and worth learning. Here's our take.

Objective-C

Nice Pick

Developers should learn Objective-C primarily for maintaining and updating existing macOS and iOS applications that were built before Swift became dominant, as many legacy Apple projects still rely on it

Pros

• It is also useful for understanding the foundations of Apple's development ecosystem, such as the Cocoa frameworks and dynamic runtime features
• Related to: swift, cocoa

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Swift

Swift is widely used in the industry and worth learning

Pros

• Widely used in the industry
• Related to: ios, xcode

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Objective-C if: You want it is also useful for understanding the foundations of apple's development ecosystem, such as the cocoa frameworks and dynamic runtime features and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Swift if: You prioritize widely used in the industry over what Objective-C offers.

The Bottom Line

Objective-C wins

Developers should learn Objective-C primarily for maintaining and updating existing macOS and iOS applications that were built before Swift became dominant, as many legacy Apple projects still rely on it