WRT point 3: Xcode will now allow dot-syntax access to non-property getter methods, however its arguably clearer to use dot syntax only for properties since the

WRT point 3: Xcode will now allow dot-syntax access to non-property getter methods, however its arguably clearer to use dot syntax only for properties since they're declared and documented separately from old-style getter methods. There's also a slippery slope argument, since something like myMutableArray.removeAllObjects will compile (albeit with a warning).