What is the difference between Swift and Objective-C

	Objective-C	Swift
Syntax	C style syntax with small-style message passing	Modern and Concise Syntax
Safety	More permissive and allows runtime errors	Strong focus on safety - enforcing memory safety, nullability check, type safety
Performance	Not faster than Swift	Swift uses advanced compiler optimisation techniques.
Interoperability	Compatible with both C and C++	Swift needs bridging headers to work with Objective-C code base.
Learning Curve	Harder to learn compared to Swift	More beginner friendly and easier to learn.

Difference between Objective-C and Swift

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