"let's not forget that Objective-C is simply C with Smalltalk bolted on. I'm having a hard time imagining a plane of reality in which either is not "half decent

"let's not forget that Objective-C is simply C with Smalltalk bolted on. I'm having a hard time imagining a plane of reality in which either is not "half decent"." One can always mix first rate components badly to create abominations. Not saying Objective C is an abomination, but pointing to the coherence of the underlying languages is not much of a defence of the clarity of Objective C.