Riley Testut 
wake up babe, new Objective-C article just dropped in *checks calendar* 2025
https://www.wired.com/story/objective-c-programming-language-verbose/?utm_source=threads&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_brand=wired&utm_social-type=owned
The Subjective Charms of Objective-C

The verbose programming language felt like a universal form of communication—until it didn’t.

WIRED
Apr 14, 2025 at 3:41pmIvory for iOS
Show threadJean-ÉtienneApr 14, 2025
@rileytestut any language is always illustrated with a photo of a screen with minified JavaScript 👌
Show threadRiley Testut Apr 14, 2025
@jeanetienne the true universal language
Show threadderptronApr 14, 2025
@rileytestut I actually rather like Objective-C. I learned it just to be different before OS X made it important.
Show threadRiley Testut Apr 14, 2025
@crazyeddie it was the first language I ever learned so it will always have a soft spot in my heart 🫶
Show threadBrian Gerfort🇺🇦Apr 14, 2025
@rileytestut @stroughtonsmith Breath of fresh air
Show threadsayrerApr 15, 2025
@rileytestut @igb it looks like an extremely ambitious C preprocessor macro, because that's how it started
Show threadDaniel LiuApr 15, 2025
@rileytestut I wonder how the rewrite went for the unstained hoodie kid.