Advantages of Using Swift for iOS Development

In the world of iOS app development, Objective-C was the reigning programming language until it was superseded by the modern, fast, and secure, Swift. Apple, when they introduced this new programming language to the masses in 2014, described it as “Objective-C, without the C”.

There are a number of reasons why Swift trumps Objective-C and redefines iOS mobile app development. First and foremost, Swift is a programming language that’s extremely easy to read, as its syntax is not as complicated as that of Objective-C. It also eliminates the need for legacy conventions, and so, significantly cuts down on the possibility of making mistakes while writing a code, as well as the requirement of the code itself. This is also what makes apps developed with Swift a whole lot safer.

Besides being easier, safer, and less error-prone, Swift is portable to a variety of platforms and is not exclusive to just Apple. Finally, as it’s extremely interactive, it allows iOS app developers to easily check and correct their codes, without having to build the entire app?—?a convenience every app developer could really use.