Objective-C

Summary

Objective-C is a programming language^[1]. Objective-C ranks in the top 1% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Objective-C was influenced by Q15777^[3].
• Objective-C was influenced by Smalltalk^[4].
• Objective-C's instance of is recorded as programming language^[5].
• Objective-C's instance of is recorded as class-based programming language^[6].
• Objective-C's instance of is recorded as reflective programming language^[7].
• Objective-C's instance of is recorded as object-based language^[8].
• Objective-C's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language^[9].
• Objective-C's GND ID is recorded as 4335874-3^[10].
• Objective-C's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2008009199^[11].
• Objective-C's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14537421z^[12].
• Objective-C's IdRef ID is recorded as 077936582^[13].
• Objective-C's designed by is recorded as Brad Cox^[14].
• Objective-C's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0^[15].
• Objective-C's Commons category is recorded as Objective-C^[16].
• Objective-C's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Objective-C.wav^[17].
• +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Objective-C^[18].
• Objective-C's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05q31^[19].
• Objective-C's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph589577^[20].
• Objective-C's official website is recorded as https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ProgrammingWithObjectiveC/Introduction/Introduction.html^[21].
• Objective-C's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Objective-C^[22].
• Objective-C's file extension is recorded as h^[23].
• Objective-C's file extension is recorded as m^[24].
• Objective-C's file extension is recorded as mm^[25].
• Objective-C's file extension is recorded as C^[26].
• Objective-C's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/objective-c^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language^[5], class-based programming language^[6], reflective programming language^[7], object-based language^[8], and multi-paradigm programming language^[9].

History and Context

+1984-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Objective-C^[18].

Why It Matters

Objective-C ranks in the top 1% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (702 views/month).^[2] Objective-C has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Objective-C is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Objective-C has been cited as an influence by Java^[30], a JVM language^[31], founded in 1995^[32]; Objective-J^[33], a programming language^[34], founded in 2008^[35]; TOM^[36], an object-based language^[37], founded in 1999^[38]; and Sleep^[39], a scripting language^[40], founded in 2004^[41].

Objective-C is credited with the discovery of Brad Cox^[42], a software engineer^[43], 1944–2021^[44], of United States^[45].

FAQs

Who did Objective-C influence?

Objective-C has been cited as an influence by Java^[30], Objective-J^[33], TOM^[36], and Sleep^[39].

What did Objective-C discover?

Objective-C is credited as discoverer of Brad Cox^[42].