Learn ObjectiveC or Swift for creating social media apps like Instagram/Snapchat

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Which one would be more efficient and easier to use/ learn. I know a little more than basic programming but I was just wondering whether Swift or Objective C would be the language to choose to create social media like apps. Thanks!

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Learning Swift is definitely much easier in my opinion. There are some oddities though that come from the world of Objective-C, but I believe it's pretty easy to understand regardless.

Also something you need to keep in mind is that there is a lot of server-side infrastructure that handles these Social Media apps. The apps just serve up the content for the most part. The server-side aspect of things is doing all the interesting work.

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