diff --git a/library/modules/platform/uikit.sx b/library/modules/platform/uikit.sx
index aa2c13d..4ceaffb 100644
--- a/library/modules/platform/uikit.sx
+++ b/library/modules/platform/uikit.sx
@@ -220,18 +220,14 @@ impl Platform for UIKitPlatform {
     show_keyboard :: (self: *UIKitPlatform) {
         inline if OS == .ios {
             if self.text_field == null { return; }
-            sel_become := sel_registerName("becomeFirstResponder".ptr);
-            msg_b : (*void, *void) -> u8 = xx objc_msgSend;
-            msg_b(self.text_field, sel_become);
+            #objc_call(u8)(self.text_field, "becomeFirstResponder");
         }
     }
 
     hide_keyboard :: (self: *UIKitPlatform) {
         inline if OS == .ios {
             if self.text_field == null { return; }
-            sel_resign := sel_registerName("resignFirstResponder".ptr);
-            msg_b : (*void, *void) -> u8 = xx objc_msgSend;
-            msg_b(self.text_field, sel_resign);
+            #objc_call(u8)(self.text_field, "resignFirstResponder");
         }
     }
 
@@ -439,26 +435,16 @@ uikit_create_gl_context :: (plat: *UIKitPlatform) {
 
     EAGLContext := objc_getClass("EAGLContext".ptr);
     UIScreen    := objc_getClass("UIScreen".ptr);
-    sel_alloc           := sel_registerName("alloc".ptr);
-    sel_init_with_api   := sel_registerName("initWithAPI:".ptr);
-    sel_set_current_ctx := sel_registerName("setCurrentContext:".ptr);
-    sel_main_screen     := sel_registerName("mainScreen".ptr);
-    sel_native_scale    := sel_registerName("nativeScale".ptr);
-
-    msg_o    : (*void, *void)        -> *void = xx objc_msgSend;
-    msg_oo   : (*void, *void, *void) -> void  = xx objc_msgSend;
-    msg_oi32 : (*void, *void, s32)   -> *void = xx objc_msgSend;
-    msg_d    : (*void, *void)        -> f64   = xx objc_msgSend;
 
     // Read the screen scale up-front so callers can size font caches and
     // textures with the right DPI before the window even exists.
-    screen := msg_o(UIScreen, sel_main_screen);
-    scale_d : f64 = msg_d(screen, sel_native_scale);
+    screen := #objc_call(*void)(UIScreen, "mainScreen");
+    scale_d := #objc_call(f64)(screen, "nativeScale");
     plat.dpi_scale = xx scale_d;
 
-    ctx_raw := msg_o(EAGLContext, sel_alloc);
-    plat.gl_ctx = msg_oi32(ctx_raw, sel_init_with_api, EAGL_API_GLES3);
-    msg_oo(EAGLContext, sel_set_current_ctx, plat.gl_ctx);
+    ctx_raw := #objc_call(*void)(EAGLContext, "alloc");
+    plat.gl_ctx = #objc_call(*void)(ctx_raw, "initWithAPI:", EAGL_API_GLES3);
+    #objc_call(void)(EAGLContext, "setCurrentContext:", plat.gl_ctx);
 
     load_gl(@ios_gl_proc);
 }
@@ -485,13 +471,12 @@ uikit_did_finish_launching :: (self: *void, _cmd: *void, app: *void, opts: *void
 uikit_subscribe_keyboard_notifications :: (delegate: *void) {
     inline if OS != .ios { return; }
     NSNotificationCenter := objc_getClass("NSNotificationCenter".ptr);
-    sel_default_center  := sel_registerName("defaultCenter".ptr);
-    sel_add_observer    := sel_registerName("addObserver:selector:name:object:".ptr);
-    msg_o : (*void, *void) -> *void = xx objc_msgSend;
-    msg_o5 : (*void, *void, *void, *void, *void, *void) -> void = xx objc_msgSend;
-    center := msg_o(NSNotificationCenter, sel_default_center);
-    msg_o5(center, sel_add_observer, delegate, sel_registerName("sxKeyboardWillChangeFrame:".ptr),
-           ns_string("UIKeyboardWillChangeFrameNotification".ptr), xx 0);
+    center := #objc_call(*void)(NSNotificationCenter, "defaultCenter");
+    #objc_call(void)(center, "addObserver:selector:name:object:",
+        delegate,
+        sel_registerName("sxKeyboardWillChangeFrame:".ptr),
+        ns_string("UIKeyboardWillChangeFrameNotification".ptr),
+        xx 0);
 }
 
 uikit_scene_will_connect :: (self: *void, _cmd: *void, scene: *void, session: *void, options: *void) callconv(.c) {