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> From: Mel Patrick <mel@...> 
> To: futurebasic@... 
> Subject: Re: [FB] Fear and Loathing Guide 
> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 07:27:52 -0800 
> 
>>Chris wrote :
>>I don't understand why everyone thinks OOP is so hard.  I taught myself
>>Java when it first came out because it looked interesting and it is
>>completely OOP.  C++ is OOP (well, mostly OOP) and if anyone wants a
>>comparison with another language they usually jump to C/C++.  It isn't
just
>>new buzz words, it is a programming ideal.  It's based upon code reuse to
>>THE EXTREME.  If someone wants me to try and explain it I will, I can't
>>promise it will be the most clear thing you ever read but I'll try.  If
>>anyone else thinks they can explain it clearly and concisely then by all
>>means do so.
>
>However, consider the fact that apart from FutureBasic, I've been writing
>assembler code for 17 years and love it. Betcha never heard of OOP in
>assembly...;-)
Actually, I have! :-) 
Borland used to have an "OO Assembler". Never really took a look at it to
see how much _real_ support for OO programming was provided though. OO
principles can be applied with almost any language; the question is how much
built-in support you have for those notions (info-hiding,encapsulation,
polymorphism, inheritance). The original X-Window system stuff was developed
in straight "C", but was definitely an OO design.
KeithB
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Keith Bagley
Director of Technology
X-Act! Software
keithb@...