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Observed arrival · 2026-08-31

Objective-Z: Objective-C for Zephyr, emitted as plain C

objective-z.org Observed source
Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A pre-1.0 transpiler that turns Objective-C classes, protocols, properties, blocks, and ARC into readable C for Zephyr RTOS.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-31 issue.

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Objective-Z processes an Objective-C thermostat example into C while preserving direct access to Zephyr constructs such as k_timer and zbus. The demonstration includes protocols, ARC-style object use, properties, blocks, and a C callback that updates the thermostat setpoint. The page reports 12 cycles per call, zero bytes of heap, and firmware 28% smaller than C++ as stated results, while labeling the displayed v0.5.99 release pre-1.0.

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