Ask HN: Is objective-C really used anymore?

[Joshim5]

Looking through the top charts on the app store (most of which are games), it seems that most apps were not made in objective-C. In order to keep up with the competition, is knowledge of objective-C still sufficient for iPhone development? What other frameworks should be considered necessary?

[ricardobeat]

Yup. It's currently the 6th most popular language: http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.... (among all of IT, not just iOS)

[dillon]

10th most popular on Github. https://github.com/languages