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What to learn next, Swift or Rust (self.programming)

submitted 10 months ago by Bluetreefrog to c/[email protected]

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I’ve been programming for decades, though usually for myself, not as a profession. My current go-to language is Python, but I’m thinking of learning either Swift (I’m currently on the Apple ecosystem), or Rust. Which one do you think will be the best in terms of machine learning support in a couple of years and how easy is it to build MacOS/ iOS apps on Rust?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you're trying to prepare for a couple of years in advance, it might be worth spending a day playing with each language just to see which one feels best to you. Both languages should be able to do anything you want but some things will probably be more difficult in one or the other. I've never used swift, but I know rust can have a rather steep learning curve. That may be deterrent enough for some people, but that's up to you to decide if that struggle is worth it.

[–] Bluetreefrog 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, this makes some sense. I've started a few tutorials for Swift, and I added the Rust plugin/module to Visual Studio Code, but neither felt intuitive to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That doesn't surprise me too much. They're both a good bit different than python. It's okay to take a little more time with each of them. Maybe try building one simple thing in both for more of a 1-1 comparison.