We're not assuming anything; they're actually doing it. For instance: http://joris.kluivers.nl/blog/2012/03/13/new-objectivec-literal-syntax/ http://joris.klui

We're not assuming anything; they're actually doing it. For instance: http://joris.kluivers.nl/blog/2012/03/13/new-objectivec-literal-syntax/ http://joris.kluivers.nl/blog/2012/03/13/new-objectivec-lite... The language may be decades old, but clearly Apple is continuing to advance the compiler to improve the language's syntax and verbosity without breaking the runtime.