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Each programming language evolves with time and its popularity changes every year.
There are two languages becoming a next-choice for project development in the recent few years i.e. Python and Swift.
Python is a popular programming language because of its extensive modules, strong community and comprehensive documentation. Swift is new in the block but is winning developers’ support as it’s fast, reliable, secure and open source.
Why is Python a popular choice for Startups?
More often, developers and our clients are aware of the basic concept of these languages but where they lack knowledge is the type of project ideal for which programming language and what clear differences and similarities do these languages hold.
In this blog post, we will explore differences, similarities, basic concepts and facts you should know while choosing a language for project development.
Python programming language – high level and object oriented, surfaced in 1991. At first, the purpose of the language was in scripts and prototyping but later over time developers were enabled to use it for fulfilling varying other tasks.
These days, Python is used in machine learning, backend development, frontend development, game development, and product development.
Here are some of the popular usage of Python in the software industry.
1-Python on GitHub has 125.8 followers
2-Python can check multiple conditions at the same time i.e. there can be multiple comparisons, it follows chain comparison.
3-Python returns multiple values using a function, not possible with Java, C and other languages.
4-The language doesn’t need a compiler, it relies on an interpreter.
5-Python doesn’t support pointers.
6-Python has variants of C and Java i.e. CPython and Jython etc.
7-Allows you to easily unpack list or dictionary of all functions
8-Can implement ‘else’ within ‘for’ loop
9- 2790 companies are using Python in their technology stack.
1. Random password generator14. Chatbot (communicate and perform actions like humans)
2. Currency converter15. Bulk image resize/file rename
3. Countdown clock and timer16. Library management system (issue book, return book, view book etc.)
4. Message encode and decode to secure sensitive information17. Speed typing test
5. Memory puzzle game18. File manager (manage and search all files)
6. Python calculator (can use Tkinter)19. Plagiarism checker
7. Instagram bot (automate following people, liking commenting etc.)20. Music player
8. Automatic license number plate recognition21. Content aggregator (finding good and relevant content)
9. Tic Tac Toe game22. Quiz application
10. College admission management system23. Handwritten digit recognition
11. Expense tracker24. Sliding tile puzzle
12. Face mask detection25. Real time face recognition
13. Build snake game26. Coloring black and white images
How to find and hire software developers?
A powerful general-purpose programming language developed in 2014 by Apple and it’s used to support iOS, iPadOS, nacOS, watchOS and tvOS interfaces.
Swift was built with a purpose to replace Objective-C which lacked some modern language features. Swift, an open-source and fastest growing language after Python and it’s ranked in top 10 popular languages in the world.
Syntax of Swift is concise yet expressive and encircles all the modern features any developer wishes to have in a language.
1-Swift combines best of C and Objective C without compatibility issues
2-Supports many modern programming languages
3-Based around modern practices of programming languages like JS, Ruby, Kotlin etc.
4-Swift is easier to learn than Objective C.
5-Swift is not fast as the name suggests and it’s with Objective C without C in it.
6-Apple started working on the language in 2010 and nobody knows about the language till 2014.
7- There are 979 companies using Swift in their technology stack.
1. Countdown mobile app11. News app
2. Break time reminder12. Wallpaper app
3. Mood logging app13. Restaurants social app
4. To-do list app14. Events planning
5. Mortgage calculator15. Pinterest board
6. Joke telling bot16. Furniture / ecommerce store
7. Random color palette generator17. Packaging dependencies app
8. Daily sleep tracker18. Weather app
9. Tinder style swipe app19. TikTok feed
10. Polling app
Common outsourcing problems clients face
There are few features which are common in both languages.
1- Open-source and general purpose resourceful languages.
2- Clear and concise language syntax
3- Both languages have RELP environment, facilities finding errors in code and debugging
4- Average salary of Python and Swift developers is good. (Although Python developers are paid more)
5-Both languages have unicode strings (Python has richer string support)
6-Simple syntax and vast libraries they have.
Python is a clear winner in most of the use cases in terms of development but we cannot ignore certain facts which makes Swift an ideal choice for a project / app development. Python isn’t new, backed by a strong community; however, Swift (comparatively new) is truly emerging if we look into its speed and simple syntax.