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Patrick Naughton came from the Smalltalk world, so Java is definitely inspired by Smalltalk, but he didn't bring along the oriented bits. Its object model is a

by 9rx 2y ago

Patrick Naughton came from the Smalltalk world, so Java is definitely inspired by Smalltalk, but he didn't bring along the oriented bits. Its object model is a lot closer to C++'s. To have objects does not imply orientation.

igouy 2y ago
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”
- 9rx 2y ago
  "I made up the term object-oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.", said Alan Kay.
  - igouy 2y ago
    That was the easy laughter set-up line. The follow-up seemed to confound the audience. What was the follow-up?