Is Swift actually a good language or do people only like it because they were using Objective-C?

Chip Garner

I thought someone here might have an opinion about this.

C Garner

Lost User

I've tried it and had problems importing and running pods.Especially the google api pods. Objective C project didn't have such problems.

it ain’t broke, it doesn’t have enough features yet.

Maximilien

As I see it, Swift is the modern version of Objective-C the same way C# is the modern version of C++. Other than that, I cannot say more as I only code in C++ on windows. :rolleyes:

I'd rather be phishing!

OriginalGriff

Come to the Dark Side! Start coding C#... :-D

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Kevin McFarlane

A colleague has used it a bit recently and likes it. However, he more-or-less went straight to Swift, by-passing Objective C, having fairly recently switched to an iphone.

Kevin

Kevin McFarlane

Maximilien wrote:

As I see it, Swift is the modern version of Objective-C the same way C# is the modern version of C++.

The C# to C++ relationship is rather different. Surely it would be better to compare C++ with systems languages such as D or Rust? The latter two being "modern" versions of C++. Though, of course, we do now have modern C++.:)

Kevin

Chip Garner

I should be asking if anyone can compare Swift to C#. My opinion of Objective-C is not very good and I expect Objective-C users to like a replacement, even if it is 10 or 15 years behind C#.

C Garner

Kevin McFarlane

Member 3790000 wrote:

My opinion of Objective-C is not very good

Ditto, from my brief acquaintance with it. I think most coming from a traditional C-family (i.e., C syntax) background find it odd.

Kevin