Objective C - Is it worth learning ?

[dmkmil]

Hi to all, my best wishes for the new year.

I am new to the Mac word although I work in the industry the last 22 years.

I am a good (hope) C programmer in the Unix Environment and an average java programmer.

Although during the last years I am in managerial positions the virus of programming never goes away.

Is it worth it learning objective C or should I stick and improve my java skills ?

Kind Regards

Dimitris.

[Cromulent]

If you want to program for the Mac or the iPhone it is pretty much essential.

[detz]

Yeah, depends on what you want to do.

[dmkmil]

Thanks,

Yes, I knew it.

I could imagine that if you want to develop programs with a UI similar to other Mac applications, you have to revert to Objective C.

I was just hoping for answers "Stick you java ... you can do whatever objective C does"

Well, that;s life. I Just pre-ordered the new "Objective C book"

Regards

[detz]

If you know other languages you should pick up Objective-C rather easily. I had never touched it and within a few weeks I was making apps like nothing. The only thing it took me a while to get used to was the weird function calls.

run_this(number1, number2);

becomes

[self run_this:number1 value:number2];

or something similar. It makes sense now but it was confusing at first.