[w0utert]

Having programmed many, many lines of C++, Java and Objective-C, I'd have to agree. Maybe parts of Java were influenced by Objective-C, but surely there is very, very little left of the philosophy behind how you write Objective-C code. In fact, I'd say there's almost no similarity whatsoever.

In terms of how you program, Java is a lot more like C++, minus half the language features that make C++ both powerful and dangerous. Obviously there are fundamental differences, but I think it's pretty clear that someone switching from C++ to Java would have a much easier time adjusting, then going from C++ to Objective-C.

Also, I find the qualification of Objective-C as a 'mutant of C' a bit off the mark. Yes, Objective-C is a superset of C, it's built on exactly the same foundation, but the end result is and how you use it is completely different in almost everything except the syntax of the pure C-constructs and fundamental types.

[tragomaskhalos]

The fact that class methods are not polymorphic is a dead giveaway that Java's heritage is more C++ than Smalltalk/Obj-C.