Question: what makes Objective-C horrible? I quite like the way it manages to remain moderately performant while also giving many of the benefits of dynamic languages. (Personally, I find Java horribly restrictive, but that's a separate discussion.)
Also: "several thousands of dollars" is incorrect. The minimum is about $1,000 for a Mac Mini (perfectly good for most development) and two testing iPod touches, but you might even have some of those to start with. (And that's all assuming you don't get anything used/refurbished/etc, which is another reasonably-sized discount.)
Also: "several thousands of dollars" is incorrect. The minimum is about $1,000 for a Mac Mini (perfectly good for most development) and two testing iPod touches, but you might even have some of those to start with. (And that's all assuming you don't get anything used/refurbished/etc, which is another reasonably-sized discount.)