Is this book on swift for beginning programmers though?
Devin Prater
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On Jul 5, 2014, at 7:24 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote:

> I feel a little bit guilty for saying this, as I just *know* there's a clear 
> conflict of interest going on here, but ...
> 
> It's obvious that Swift is the language Apple want you to use, and I don't 
> want to discourage you from that, because it's clearly designed for 
> efficiency and enjoyment.  But Objective-C (which I don't know very well, 
> BTW) is built on top of C (which I know very well), and in addition to 
> covering you for all layers of the operating system is a portable language 
> that may come in useful to you on other platforms.  Knowing C, in my opinion, 
> sets you up for programming in other languages, and really helps you to 
> appreciate what they can do for you.
> 
> This having been said, there's an e-book on the iBooks store from Apple about 
> Swift, which you should seek out.  For purposes of OS X and iOS development 
> using modern frameworks, it's what you (and I) should use, and I will make 
> Swift my focus for such things if I ever need them in future.
> 
> Cheers,
> Sabahattin
> 
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