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- Organization: University of Central Florida--Computer Services
- Date: Wednesday, 23 Dec 1992 19:29:30 EST
- From: Bill Laird <COP80196@UCF1VM.BITNET>
- Message-ID: <92358.192930COP80196@UCF1VM.BITNET>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: feedback wanted on appropriate OOPL
- Lines: 42
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- I am taking object oriented programming in the upcoming semester,
- and wanted to get some feedback from you all.
-
- Much to my shagrin, I have found out that Smalltalk will be the
- programming language used. I have read that Smalltalk implements
- dynamic typing, and that everything, even language defined types
- such as int or float are considered objects.
-
- In the latest edition of the C++ Journal, on page 59 in the article
- "Why C++ must be the choice", the author states "Smalltalk may
- retain an interest because of its rapid prototyping capabilities, but
- for industrial applications it is far too slow and uses too much
- memory. Furthermore, the dynamic environment of Smalltalk
- where everything is an object means that everything can be changed
- by a developer, including basic features of the language."
-
- For the author's need, C++ was the appropriate choice. But here is
- where I would like some feedback. I know that many C++
- programmers have Smalltalk experience, so I want to find out
- which language you think would be the most beneficial to students.
- Keep in mind that many of the students probably won't know
- anything about OOP, and that in addition to learning a new language,
- all of the methodology of OOP needs to be learned. Also consider that
- all of the students have used C in the past, and the temptation to make
- C act like C++ may be a problem to some.
-
- Personally, I don't need the intro to OOP with Smalltalk as the tool. I
- would much rather move on to C++. I plan on making a case to my
- instructor if I the OOP community provides some insight supporting
- this idea. I want to do C++ programming when I graduate, and feel
- that Smalltalk is going to slow me down (pun intended) in this endeavor.
-
- Please send any feedback to my compuserve account if you don't feel a
- reply belongs on the net. My usenet account is about to expire, but
- one of the bbs's in my area caries this echo so I will be able to read
- post's, but not sure if I can be replied to.
-
- I can be reached at compuserve by e-mailing 71753.130@compuserve.com
-
- Thanks in advance for any info,
- Bill
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