Objective-C

General-purpose, high-level, object-oriented programming language

1984Appeared

dynamic typing, static typing, weak typingType system

2.0Latest version

5Languages it influenced

Facts

Appeared: 1984
Type system: dynamic typing, static typing, weak typing
Latest version: 2.0
Languages it influenced: 5
Kind: multi-paradigm programming language, class-based programming language, reflective programming language, object-based language
Paradigms: reflective programming, multi-paradigm programming, class-based programming, object-oriented programming
Designed by: Brad Cox
Influenced by: C, Smalltalk
File extensions: .C .h .m .mm
Influences listed: 2

Framework	Kind	Licence
Chipmunk2D	physics engine	MIT License
Cocoa	widget toolkit, application programming interface	—
Godot	game engine	MIT License
React Native	JavaScript framework, software	MIT License
Sparkle	free software	MIT License
Titanium SDK	free software, software development kit, application framework	Apache License

Language	Appeared	Paradigms	Type system	Languages it influenced
Java	1995	generic programming, reflective programming, functional programming, structured programming, imperative programming, class-based programming, concurrent object-oriented programming, component-based software engineering, object-oriented programming	manifest typing, static typing, nominative typing, safe typing, strong typing	43
Objective-J	2008	reflective programming, functional programming, imperative programming, object-oriented programming	dynamic typing, duck typing, weak typing	—
Sleep	2004	—	—	—
Swift	2014	functional programming, imperative programming, block-structured programming, multi-paradigm programming, declarative programming, object-oriented programming	static typing, inference typing, strong typing	5
TOM	1999	object-oriented programming	—	—

Language	Appeared	Paradigms	Type system	Languages it influenced
Stencyl	2011	—	—	—