Objective-C
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What is Objective-C?
Objective-C is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language that adds Smalltalk-style messaging to the C programming language. It was the primary programming language used by Apple for macOS and iOS development before the introduction of Swift. Objective-C is commonly used to create applications for Apple's operating systems and interacts with Apple's frameworks like Cocoa and Cocoa Touch.
What other technologies are related to Objective-C?
Objective-C Competitor Technologies
Swift
Swift is a modern programming language developed by Apple that is intended to replace Objective-C for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS development.
Kotlin
Kotlin is a modern programming language that competes with Objective-C, primarily in Android development.
SwiftUI
SwiftUI is a declarative UI framework by Apple and offers an alternative way to build user interfaces on Apple platforms compared to UIKit which traditionally uses Objective-C.
Flutter
Flutter is a cross-platform UI toolkit that competes with native Objective-C development for iOS applications.
React Native
React Native is a JavaScript framework for building native mobile apps, competing with Objective-C based apps on iOS.
Swift UI
SwiftUI is a declarative UI framework by Apple and offers an alternative way to build user interfaces on Apple platforms compared to UIKit which traditionally uses Objective-C.
Combine
Combine is Apple's framework for handling asynchronous events. It is primarily used with Swift and SwiftUI and provides a different approach compared to traditional Objective-C patterns like delegates and blocks.
Number of organizations that mention technology
12,805
Objective-C
25,369
Swift
27,016
Kotlin
5,305
SwiftUI
22,055
Flutter
28,459
React Native
1,518
Swift UI
1,878
Combine
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Objective-C Complementary Technologies
Core Data
Core Data is a framework for managing the model layer objects in an application. It can be used with Objective-C.
Core Animation
Core Animation is a framework for creating animations and visual effects. It works well with Objective-C.
Xcode
Xcode is Apple's integrated development environment (IDE) and is used to develop applications using Objective-C.
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Which job functions commonly mention Objective-C?
Mobile Developer
11.5% of all Mobile Developer jobs mention Objective-C
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Software Engineer
0.9% of all Software Engineer jobs mention Objective-C
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Engineer
0.5% of all Engineer jobs mention Objective-C
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Engineering & R&D
0.5% of all Engineering & R&D jobs mention Objective-C
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Systems Engineer
0.5% of all Systems Engineer jobs mention Objective-C
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Which organizations are mentioning Objective-C?
Apple
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