What should I learn first, Objective C or Swift?

iOS Engineer, Eric Miller, brings some clarity to the growing debate about which development language up-and-coming software developers should learn first.

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[antonitescaro]

If you wanna build your own apps, I say go for Swift. If you wanna work as an iOS developer on other companies, you'll probably need to know some Obj-C.

Just keep in mind that programming languages don't matter, people only care about the final product, not about how it was made.

[mrmonstahnta]

It looks like an Apple Manager got a gun pointed to him behind the camera lol. Dude is nervous af.

[raulgutierrez]

Learn both! I've been a SQL Dev for over a decade and I never thought I'd cross over to PL/SQL for any reason and it has happened on many occasions. The subtle differences can keep you up for days! So it helps to be open-minded and learn a little of both.

[khuongthinh]

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[AskADev]

Israel Meshileya We hear ya! We added CC and will do so from here on out, thanks for watching!

[ericgolovin]

Please, can you make more of these videos. This channel is very informal and fact are presented in a very good way here)

[Shroog]

I don't have any clue of programming so when I decided to learn I chose swift so I can have the principals of programming I need, in the easier way and to know how it actually work. like a gate to enter the programming world... Then to learn objective-c, Java, etc..

[abdolrahman]

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[ompatel]

what is the best place to learn objective c or swift

[RecapHDOfficial]

Just learn the basics of Objective-C and go learn Swift. Because company's will search for Developers over 5 years who can program in Swift with 5 year experience and YOU can be ONE of these programmers. It's a gift from Apple you know.. :)

[Lightning]

Question here guys, please answer me, I will be getting a job interview not too far from now and its about an internship of learning how to do iOS apps. I am very very good using objective-c already have been working on this market for 3 years almost and have a vast experience in all the process of releasing a software product, also I consider myself a very quick learner and well known of the SCRUM methods for efficient work. My question is because this internship is oriented for people who want to learn something I already know will I be asked about C* or C++ in the interview? 'cause its been ages since I used either both even though C* is kind of similar.  (if u wonder why I applied for this even though I already know, is because I might get a job in US just by doing good, the fear is in the technical interview thats all)

[Rubenjr]

what is best language for making Mac desktop software? is there language for both Mac and windows?

[violinsheetmusicblog]

Is the answer still the same (>1 year has passed)? Swift programming language looks so much neater than Objective-C. (I learned C and C++ at school so far)

[reinavilla]

#askadev With so many Frameworks available for creating Native Apps using Html, Css & JS - is it worth Learning Company's established (native Languages) Like Obj C, Swift, C# or Java . when you can write once and deploy in all platform with the same code base (source code)? - Thanks!

[dardanm]

Objective C is pretty much a requirement if you want to work for a company

You MIGHT be able to get away with just Swift in a indie company

[platin]

The Question taht i have is there is the Auto type in C++ and waht did the change in C++14 in auto type ?
And an nother Question ist waht should i use to make guis whit C++ ? Ultimate or Qt are waht is ther whit taht i can make guis?
I work primarily whit Qt but for taht I must buy an licence to sale my programms an tahts a monthly price taht i must pay for it .

[artemost]

I am wondering.. How long would it take to learn and build a decent media player for example, if I know nothing about programming?

[adnanmukhtar]

I think it would be good to learn Swift instead of objective C, Swift is capturing market and in future swift is more charming in term of money and learning..

[razielgrey]

Wow! You did a great job laying out the benefits of both languages! Just liked and subscribed! I'm confident your channel will be a great resource for my projects!

[bhavikviks]

What is the best Mobile Game Development platforms to start learning and where should a dev start to learn? #askadev