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They implemented their VM even in Assembler and microcode in the seventies, so C/C++ was a step forward.
by Rochus 6y ago
They implemented their VM even in Assembler and microcode in the seventies, so C/C++ was a step forward.
- jcelerier 6y agoyes, just referring to his famous quote : "I invented the term Object-Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind." :p
- Rochus 6y agoHe neither had Smalltalk-76/80, Simula 67, Java, Python or Ruby in mind. What he understood by OO is rather "object based" in todays language.
- gpderetta 6y agoGreat, because Stroustrup didn't have Smaltalk in mind when he invented C++ :). He based it on Simula.
- igouy 6y agoiirc After the laughter, Alan Kay continues and says he didn't have Smalltalk in mind either.
- igouy 6y ago10:33 actually I made up the term 10:35 object-oriented and I can tell you I did 10:38 not have C++ in mind 10:41 [Applause] 10:49 so the important thing here is I have 10:54 many of the same feelings about small 10:57 talk https://www.reddit.com/r/node/comments/a02suz/the_forgotten_history_of_oop/eahi1zi/ https://www.reddit.com/r/node/comments/a02suz/the_forgotten_...