Objective-C Alternatives

Objective-C is described as 'The Objective-C language is a simple computer language designed to enable sophisticated object-oriented programming. Objective-C is defined as a small but powerful set of extensions to the standard ANSI C language' and is a programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Objective-C for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Objective-C alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Objective-C are JavaScript, Java, C (programming language) and C++.

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  1. Dart icon
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    Dart (originally called Dash) is a Web programming language developed by Google. It was unveiled at the GOTO conference in Aarhus, 2011 October 10-12. The goal of Dart is "ultimately to replace JavaScript as the lingua franca of web development on the open web platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  2. Kotlin icon
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    Kotlin is a cross-platform, statically typed, general-purpose programming language with type inference. Kotlin is designed to interoperate fully with Java, and the JVM version of its standard library depends on the Java Class Library, but type inference allows its syntax to be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. Haskell icon
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    Haskell is an advanced purely-functional programming language. An open-source product of more than twenty years of cutting-edge research, it allows rapid development of robust, concise, correct software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Open-source programming language for developing iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS apps, featuring safety, speed, type inference, generics, native-code compilation, protocol-oriented design, memory management, Playgrounds, package manager, and Objective-C interoperability.

    75 Swift (programming language) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Apple Swift
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Xcode
     
  5. GDScript icon
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    GDScript is a high-level, dynamically typed programming language used to create content. It uses a syntax similar to Python.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Android
    • Online
    • Godot Engine
     
  6. Haxe icon
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    Haxe is an open source toolkit based on a modern high level strictly typed programming language, a state-of-the-art light-speed cross-compiler, a complete cross-platform standard library, and ways to access to each platform's native capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  7. Elixir icon
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    Elixir is a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • DragonFly BSD
     
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    Functional-first language for .NET with static typing, succinct and expressive code, advanced pattern matching, object-oriented features, interop with .NET languages, async programming, type providers, cross-platform support, tooling, and immutable data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. Clojure icon
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    Clojure is a dynamic programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine (and the CLR ). It is designed to be a general-purpose language, combining the approachability and interactive development of a scripting language with an efficient and robust infrastructure for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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