The Objective-C Runtime: objc_msgSend_stret Oct 12th, 2013 Ah, the Objective-C runtime. One of the most overlooked features of the language, and yet perhaps the most important part. It’s the glue that enables the dynamism and expressibility of a Smalltalk-like messaging model on top of C; it’s what makes Objective-C so great. In practical terms, it’s rare for an iOS or OS X developer to need to di