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I'd say the standout feature that puts Java at a higher level than Objective-C is garbage collection. You could also say that Objective-C is lower level becuase
by mtinkerhess 16y ago
I'd say the standout feature that puts Java at a higher level than Objective-C is garbage collection. You could also say that Objective-C is lower level becuase it's a strict superset of C. Admittedly, it's a murky distinction. Is there a good argument for why one might consider Obj-C to be the higher level language?
- othermaciej 16y agoObjective-C supports garbage collection (optionally).
- jcnnghm 16y agoNot on the iPhone. I'd trade performance for garbage collection. Memory leaks are very common.
- wmf 16y agoI'm not familiar with Objective C; is Smalltalk-style method dispatch considered more powerful than Java method dispatch?