However, by the end of 2014 over 2400 projects at GitHub, one of the most popular IT projects platforms, switched to Swift.
Take a look at the graph provided by PYPL and created by analyzing how often iOS programming language tutorials are searched on Google.
Nowadays, hundreds of thousands of developers create applications for iPhone and iPad using Objective-C. And, due to the immense popularity of the platform, they will certainly continue to develop them in the future.
A Swift vs. Objective-C side-by-side comparison
What should developers take away
Let’s consider a bit more closely some Swift functions that make app development more interactive and approachable.
Swift allows you to write less code.
Swift is strongly typed, which means fewer crashes caused by working with types incorrectly.
Swift looks similar to other popular programming languages and resembles English.
Let’s consider what you need to do if you decide to switch from Objective-C to Swift, and determine if making the jump is the right choice for you.
This means that you can add new Swift features to an already existing codebase.
In Objective-C you can call methods on nil objects (more precisely, you can send a message to a nil object), and these methods return a zero value.
Objective-C is an approved language for iOS development but it has been gradually superseded by Swift by the businesses that focus their strategic efforts to deliver the highest quality products.
It is supported and promoted by Apple so there is an increase in popularity since its inception and as Apple is going to continue with it so if someone is looking for an Apple-specific development platform then Swift is going to be a must-know programming language.
Existing C programs can be adapted to make use of the software frameworks without losing any of the work as Objective-c is an extension of standard ANSI C. Swift is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm, compiled programming language developed by Apple Inc. for iOS, tvOS, MacOS, etc.
Features that go in favor
Easier usage of private API’s
Difficult to find skilled Objective-C developers
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