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I know some pretty capable devs who find Obj C challenging, certainly in comparison with JavaScript. There's a reason good iPhone/iPad devs command a high hourly rate.

Also, your hard earned Obj C knowledge will be pretty much useless outside Apple platforms.

There are definitely a lot of apps where you have no choice but Obj C, but reading OPs experience I think he'd enjoy focusing on designing the app rather than dealing with implementation details.