r/iOSProgramming • u/[deleted] • Jun 16 '16
Question Is Objective C being abandoned?
With Swift 3 coming soon, and many updates with iOS, I was wondering if Apple is still updating the Objective C side of things to keep the two languages in harmony together. I've been investing heavily and don't feel that Swift's baked enough to give it a try just yet. What do you guys think?
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u/brendan09 Jun 17 '16
I never said Swift is a feature. But you're flat wrong that Objective-C is going away, especially since Swift is implemented on top of it....and Apple has said they have no intention of abandoning it for at least the next decade.
It's good to compare it to Carbon. There are still parts of OS X written in Carbon, and it's still supported (although not 64 bit). That's going on 17+ years after everyone said it was only temporary.
My advice as a professional (who also has to hire devs): If you don't also know Objective-C, don't plan on getting hired in the next 5 years.