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I noticed it some Objective-C projects some of the files that use a significant amount of C functions, store the code in .c files instead of .m. I know .m is for Objective-C and .c is for C but is there any benefit to using .c over .m when you can? Is there a performance increase or complication benefit? Would GCC or clang compile equivalent code differently in each?
The primary benefit is that .c files can be used as-is in normal C programs and you know they won’t accidentally incorporate Objective-C constructs that render them incompatible.