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by pjmlp 1119 days ago
Which are basically another way to mix protocols and categories from Objective-C.

No need for Google, as mentioned, I know both languages.

As for protocols not being encouraged in Objective-C, I migth own the wrong NeXTSTEP manuals.
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jb1991 1119 days ago
It does indeed sound like you have some very old documentation.

(as a sibling comment pointed out, swift protocols are typically used for things that in objc you would use inheritance)

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pjmlp 1119 days ago
Old enough to have enough Objective-C protocols and categories in action.

The kind of documentation that inspired Java authors.

https://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/stuff/java-objc.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Distributed_Objects

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Objects_Everywhere

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jb1991 1119 days ago
Quite a lot has changed in objc since the nextstep days! And a lot more changed as Apple learned from that and built swift. My guess is you don’t know these languages as well as you think if you’re not clear about these differences.
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