The two 'major' OOPLs in the world are C++ and Smalltalk. Due to its popularity as the OOPL with the second largest user pool, many new C++ programmers come from a Smalltalk background. This section answers the questions:
* what's different about the two languages
* what must a Smalltalk-turned-C++ programmer know to master C++
This section does *!*NOT*!* attempt to answer the questions:
* which language is 'better'?
* why is Smalltalk 'bad'?
Nor is it an open invitation for some Smalltalk terrorist to slash my tires while I sleep (on those rare occasions when I have time to rest these days :-).