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that's fine, but what would they replace it with? Java? C#? not likely. C/C++? well, you can use them already I think MacRuby is the closest we have atm to so
by cubicle67 15y ago
that's fine, but what would they replace it with?
Java? C#? not likely. C/C++? well, you can use them already
I think MacRuby is the closest we have atm to something being groomed as a successor to Obj-C. It's got a way to go yet, but it's already at the stage where it's viable for smaller projects and there's a (small) number of MacRuby apps available on the OSX app store.
- noarchy 15y agoAny idea how much investment is taking place in MacRuby? If they're really interested in grooming a successor, I'd figure that there would be some serious work going on, behind the scenes. With the success of the platforms on which Obj-C is used, I don't know if a successor will be another language. An update to Obj-C itself might make perfect sense.
- danieldk 15y agoWell apparently, MacRuby is already a private framework in Lion, so it serves some purpose in the eyes of Apple. http://merbist.com/2011/03/07/hey-apple-please-be-nice-and-share/ http://merbist.com/2011/03/07/hey-apple-please-be-nice-and-s...
- danieldk 15y agoI agree that MacRuby is the most likely 'successor' (or rather, alternative). Another advantage of MacRuby over some other 'scripting languages' is that it can be compiled to an executable via LLVM bytecode (per macrubyc). This will be appealing to anyone who doesn't want to give away his/her source code.
- jaes 15y agowhy not just smalltalk? or f-script with inline C? either of these would really just be a more convenient syntax for most of the higher level code written now anyway (given my experience). the runtime is sufficiently flexible that a simple change in syntax with a friendlier IDE would get many people raving about how great the platform is in much the same way as those experienced with it do now.