[KerrAvon]

Cold take: Objective-C was best appreciated by using Interface Builder back before iPhones, CoreAnimation, and autolayout. As Interface Builder became less useful and more painful, the dynamic nature of the language became a liability instead of an essential attribute.

[cosmic_cheese]

Interface Builder never should’ve been merged into Xcode. It’s only gone downhill since it was. Not that it was perfect as a standalone tool but it was better, particularly for Mac development.