Objective-C is a completely different approach to OO C than C++. Obj-C is basically straight C with a very Smalltalk-like OO layer and totally different flavor.

Objective-C is a completely different approach to OO C than C++. Obj-C is basically straight C with a very Smalltalk-like OO layer and totally different flavor. Generally speaking I prefer C++ but Obj-C is a better choice if you need to do a lot of metaprogramming. The things you can do with message passing in Obj-C probably make it a better choice for building UIs, for example. Although I really miss the scope-managed resources of C++ when writing iOS apps.