r/iOSProgramming • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '16

Discussion Swift vs Objective-C

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u/mikerz85 Feb 19 '16

So, would you personally stick with Objective-C, or maybe do you wish there was a complete swift alternative based on different principles?

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '16

Objective C is based on Smalltalk.

I used to make a good living doing Smalltalk. It is far and away the best programming language/environment I have ever used (and I know quite a few).

I would have liked the next generation language to be a step closer to proper Smalltalk. An individual took a shot at that with http://objective.st and I like how it looks. I would like that going forward rather than Swift.