• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
programming forums Java Mobile Certification Databases Caching Books Engineering Micro Controllers OS Languages Paradigms IDEs Build Tools Frameworks Application Servers Open Source This Site Careers Other Pie Elite all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
Marshals:
  • Campbell Ritchie
  • Jeanne Boyarsky
  • Ron McLeod
  • Paul Clapham
  • Liutauras Vilda
Sheriffs:
  • paul wheaton
  • Rob Spoor
  • Devaka Cooray
Saloon Keepers:
  • Stephan van Hulst
  • Tim Holloway
  • Carey Brown
  • Frits Walraven
  • Tim Moores
Bartenders:
  • Mikalai Zaikin

question about the languages available for iphone development

 
Ranch Hand
Posts: 113
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Hi, I'm a beginner to this area.

I'd like to see some comments and tips on why yet another language is available for developing applications for Iphone.

I've heard that it does support c and C++, but it also supports the so called Objective-C language.

So, why yet another language? What's the advantage on this approach? I have seen some code snippets of this new language, and its syntax looks kind of complicated?

So what are the real interests in having this new language?
 
Sheriff
Posts: 67746
173
Mac Mac OS X IntelliJ IDE jQuery TypeScript Java iOS
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Objective-C isn't anything new. It's the language that was chosen for NeXT, and when NeXT was bought by Apple to serve as the springboard for OS X it became the de facto language for Mac OS development. It seems natural that it would also serve as the basis for iPhone development.
 
clojure forum advocate
Posts: 3479
Mac Objective C Clojure
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Actually Objective-C isn't a new language, it is really old one and it is the primary language used to develop Mac and iOS application.
The syntax isn't complex, it is Smalltalk's syntax, a little bit weird but digestible.
If you know Java you will absorb Obj-C in no time.
C and C++ are used mainly by iOS game developers.
 
Ranch Hand
Posts: 471
Mac OS X Hibernate Spring
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Once you get used to the syntax, it will make a lot of sense.
 
With a little knowledge, a cast iron skillet is non-stick and lasts a lifetime.
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic