> Apparently oop as envisioned by Alan Kay was supposed to work like cells in the body that pass messages between each other and take actions independently. >W

> Apparently oop as envisioned by Alan Kay was supposed to work like cells in the body that pass messages between each other and take actions independently. >Why? Who knows! It was never really explained why literally one of the most complex systems imaginable, one that we still really have very little idea how it even works, should be the model for what could and should probably be a lot simpler. If you're curious, I think it'd help to read. In it he illuminates what he means. http://worrydream.com/EarlyHistoryOfSmalltalk/ http://worrydream.com/EarlyHistoryOfSmalltalk/