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- From: ort@netcom.com (David Oertel)
- Subject: Re: Newbie Wants Advice on C-Programming
- Message-ID: <1992Dec25.071510.19584@netcom.com>
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- Summary: Re: Newbie Wants Advice on C-Programming
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- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 07:15:10 GMT
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- bank@lea.csc.ncsu.edu (Belgarath the Sorcerer) writes:
- of course, Smalltalk. I wouldn't want to DEVELOP anything
- in Smalltalk, but if I were to start learning OOP, I think
- that would be the best language to learn the concepts in.
-
- Could someone elaborate on why Smalltalk is not a good development language if
- this is not too FAQy? I've been successfully developing products through rapid
- iterative prototyping without any up-front design. I've gotten good results
- by throwing prototypes at the customer and letting him free associate to
- determine future direction. Maybe Smalltalk would support this M.O. better
- than C++, because I'm spending a lot of time compiling. Maybe hardware is
- getting fast enough to compensate for interpretation, garbage collection, and
- slow method resolution.
-
- thanks in advance,
- Dave Oertel
- ort@netcom.com
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