Objective-C

Summary

Objective-C is an object-oriented programming language that adds Smalltalk-style messaging to C. It was the primary programming language for macOS and iOS development before Swift.

Paradigms

object-oriented, imperative, reflective

Domains

mobile development, desktop applications

Key Features

reflection

Typing

static system, non-structural typing, weak typing, partial inference, compile-time checking, conservative type coercion, optional type annotations

Compilation

compiled

Influenced By

C, Smalltalk

Influenced

Java, Swift, Objective-J, Sleep, TOM

Ratings

File extensions

m, h

External Links

• Objective-C official site
• Objective-C jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/ObjectiveC subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories