What is Swift? How is it different from Objective-C?

Swift and Objective-C both are used in iOS development but both are significantly different in terms of efficiency and usage.

  • Swift is an open-source programming language developed by Apple platform and expanded to build on Linus while Objective-
  • C is not an open-source programming language and is limited to Apple.
  • Swift syntax is easy, clear and brief. It makes API’s easy to read and maintain while Objective-C is based on C language which is comparatively hard to use.
  • Swift is more rational and precise that’s why it has less number of code and easy to learn while Objective-C code is lengthy as double to Swift code.
  • Swift can be compiled as a dynamic framework while Objective-C cannot be compiled into static libraries and dynamic framework.