Well I think if you are just looking for a quick buck reverse engineer what Objective-C and Ruby programmers are getting paid by looking at both the volume of w

Well I think if you are just looking for a quick buck reverse engineer what Objective-C and Ruby programmers are getting paid by looking at both the volume of want ads and which is getting the higher rate. Just keep in mind that languages can go out of style faster than you think. Another way to look at is if you want to bet on apps vs. the web in terms of growth over the long term. And frankly I don't think anyone has a real answer for that yet, in fact over the long haul it might even be a false divide. Lastly for my money I think the best programmers are always ones who are good at multiple languages. So for example you might build a native app with Objective-C (maybe Java for Android) and then create a backend using Ruby or something on a server. I'd also point out to you that other skills like a knowledge of a specific industry and just the ability to communicate can make an average programmer very desirable as an employee or freelancer.