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> There's nothing sad about it. Why? It's a drop-in replacement for Objective-C that allowed you to dip into C and C++ code in the same code file, even in one
by dep_b 7y ago
> There's nothing sad about it.
Why? It's a drop-in replacement for Objective-C that allowed you to dip into C and C++ code in the same code file, even in one function.
Now Swift is faster for most higher level scenarios a front-end developer deals with but it's slower than the C performance Objective-C allowed.
- abjKT26nO8 7y agoI.e. it isn't a drop-in replacement. There is nothing wrong about a language not being good at something. When you want to have everything, you get C++. And working with C++ is just sad.
- rumanator 7y ago> you want to have everything, you get C++. C++ is an excellent example on the perils of developing a tool that's good at everything, because the cognitive load to do anything with it is simply not manageable. Picking the right tool for the job is always the solution.