Verbose is putting it mildly. Objective C isn't a bad language, but the syntax is just horrible IMO. So much extra typing to do something simple. That said, th

Verbose is putting it mildly. Objective C isn't a bad language, but the syntax is just horrible IMO. So much extra typing to do something simple. That said, the app I'm writing at work does a lot of stuff with strings, which you did mention specifically as a problem. Properties also drive me crazy. just a ton of extra annoyance just to declare a variable. I also prefer eclipse to xcode, and visual studio to both. oh and good point about the simulator. The iOS simulators are MUCH better than the android simulator. So much faster.