On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Ury Segal wrote:
> > C++ is an object-oriented programming language? Gimme a break.
>
> YOU do not define what is an OO language. The world
> aroud you, which you obviously Ignore, defined, long time
> ago, that C++ is an OO language.
I don't think one can decide whether C++ is OO or not before one defines
what OO is, and that is a rather personal view. I heard some people say
Java (which Sun dubs "pure OO", is not OO at all, since "if" statements
are not objects and there are primitive types, others said that even
LISP is not OO enough "but it will do", then others claim C++ is
reference to what OO should be.
so who decides?
a. some formal definition from early CS people who invented OO or the
first OO languages, there must be a paper or two online somewhere!
b. a symposium we could organize with Vadik, Ury, Zadka, Chen, Gaal and
other illuminaries (pun intended) of this list giving their definitions
of OO. we may not agree but we will ALL be wiser, and it's better than
this stupid flamewar.
and before one of you peeps "great idea Ira, when is it happening?",
I'll preemptively "shh" you and ask you to organize a lecture hall for
it yourself!
--
Ira Abramov, GNU/Linux advocate.
(@- member IGLU, Israeli Linux Users Group
//\ (there's no iglu cabal)
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