Hi, OP here.<p>The actual goal isn't to "beat" any other language - it's just a theme for the event.<p>Although proprietary, Objective C (and iOS) is a widely used platform. It also has a relatively small ecosystem. There aren't a lot of great libraries, and wheels frequently get re-invented. Our hope is to change that.
The blog post appears to be asking people to fork projects with the sole purpose to bump the stats on github. If it's not on the charts, there's a reason. If someone wants to fork a project, they need a goal other than promoting obj-c. Let's not turn github into a fork graveyard (like sourceforge has become.)