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My current hypothesis on OOP[1] is that it because popular simply because it was the easiest way to get GUIs to work. I don't see any other critical reason for
by tome 9y ago
My current hypothesis on OOP[1] is that it because popular simply because it was the easiest way to get GUIs to work. I don't see any other critical reason for its rise.
[1] And I could have tested this hypothesis by doing more background reading of the history, but I haven't.
- naasking 9y ago> My current hypothesis on OOP[1] is that it because popular simply because it was the easiest way to get GUIs to work. Not sure it was the easiest way (see IMGUI), but I agree with you that some early UI frameworks took that approach and it was probably so much better than what came before it, that OOP is still riding that wave of enthusiasm.