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Is Objective-C still in use?
Although Objective-C is still supported by Apple, it has never been an open-source language.
What is advantage of Objective-C over Swift?
Swift is easier to read To differentiate keywords and types from C types, Objective-C introduced new keywords using the @ symbol. Because Swift isn’t built on C, it can unify all the keywords and remove the numerous @ symbols in front of every Objective-C type or object-related keyword. Swift drops legacy conventions.
Is Objective-C in demand?
“Skills in mobile development languages such as Objective-C or Kotlin are particularly in demand as well as relatively modern languages such as Go.”
Will Swift replace Objective-C in the future?
Objective-C was a widely-used programming language before 2014 when Swift was released. Sad, but true, now it is going nowhere, and specialists predict it would not receive any significant updates. The reason is simple: Swift language already includes all solutions that Objective-C has. Plus, numerous advancements that Objective-C lacks.
How do I add an Objective-C library to Swift?
Just a note for whoever is trying to add an Objective-C library to Swift: You should add -ObjC in Build Settings -> Linking -> Other Linker Flags. After you created a Bridging header, go to Build Setting => Search for “Objective-C Bridging Header”.
Which Objective-C frameworks can be imported directly into Swift?
Any Objective-C framework (or C library) that’s accessible as a module can be imported directly into Swift. This includes all of the Objective-C system frameworks—such as Foundation, UIKit, and SpriteKit—as well as common C libraries supplied with the system.
How to translate Objective-C to Swift in Xcode?
As seen in the documentation, this Objective-C: Xcode also does this translation on the fly — you can use Open Quickly while editing a Swift file and type an Objective-C class name, and it’ll take you to a Swift-ified version of the class header. (You can also get this by cmd-clicking on an API symbol in a Swift file.)