@import vs #import - iOS 7

Question

I am playing around with some of the new iOS 7 features and working with some of the Image Effects as discussed in the WWDC video \"Implementing Engaging UI on iOS\". For pr

Answer 1

There is a few benefits of using modules. You can use it only with Apple's framework unless module map is created. @import is a bit similar to pre-compiling headers files when added to .pch file which is a way to tune app the compilation process. Additionally you do not have to add libraries in the old way, using @import is much faster and efficient in fact. If you still look for a nice reference I will highly recommend you reading this article.