Chapter 5
Learning Swift
To write any program, you need to choose a programming language. A programming language lets you define commands for the computer to follow. There’s no one “best” programming language because every programming language is meant to solve a specific problem. That means that a programming language may be great at solving certain types of problems, but horrible at solving other types of programs.
With most programming languages, there’s a tradeoff between ease of use and efficiency. For example, the BASIC programming language is meant to be easy to learn and use while the C programming language is meant to give you complete control over the computer. By maximizing computer efficiency, the C language is great for creating ...
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