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Objective C is a good example of a Smalltalk derived language that was in heavy use for a while. Even though it's technically a superset of C, in actual use it'
by garbagecoder 3y ago
Objective C is a good example of a Smalltalk derived language that was in heavy use for a while. Even though it's technically a superset of C, in actual use it's more like a message passing language.
- svachalek 3y agoIt's really Smalltalk and C pasted together with hardly any mixing, like JSX=JS+HTML. I can't see how you could put it in either column, it's absolutely in both.
- garbagecoder 3y agoYou're right, of course. It absolutely is and so it might be a bad example, but it might be one where more readers would be familiar with.
- adastra22 3y agoStill in heavy use, given the number of devices Apple sells every year.
- garbagecoder 3y agoMost Apple developers have moved to Swift.
- adastra22 3y agoWhich uses the same Objective-C runtime.