I don't buy the criticism of Swift. Swift is not "Objective-C without the C". It's a new language with Objective-C runtime bits grafted on because they're neces

I don't buy the criticism of Swift. Swift is not "Objective-C without the C". It's a new language with Objective-C runtime bits grafted on because they're necessary for the Apple ecosystem to transition to it. It's incorrect to think it's in any way intended to be a better version of Objective-C.