Objective-C
Apple's original language
Money Burned
N/A
Body Count
Still technically alive but everyone left
Lifespan
10950 days (30 years)
The Walking Dead
Is Objective-C actually dead or just undead?
☠️ Official Cause of Death
Swift happened
Apple released Swift in 2014. Objective-C went from 'required' to 'legacy' overnight. Nobody misses the brackets.
Epitaph
The brackets were many
[[self retain] release]
Swift set us free
💡 The Lesson
Syntax matters more than we admit
I Was There Too
Raise your hand. Be honest. We all fuck up.
No one has confessed yet. Be the first to raise your hand.
Were you part of this? Did you use it? Raise your hand:
Enjoyed Reading About Objective-C's Death?
Cool. Now be a human and admit a time you've fucked up.
You just read about someone else's failure. Maybe it's time to share yours? You might leave here with a friend who made the exact same mistake.
Fine, I'll Share My Failure