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Agreed. If Java hadn't existed until now, it's entirely unclear what languages would be popular or even exist. Hell, would object oriented programming be popula
by jackmaney 11y ago
Agreed. If Java hadn't existed until now, it's entirely unclear what languages would be popular or even exist. Hell, would object oriented programming be popular, or would it be a niche paradigm?
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoOOP gained momentum in the late 80s and early 90s. Before we were programming in Java, many of us were using...C++. OOP might have been different, but it would probably still be dominant.
- zurn 11y agoJava did a lot to strengthen the C++ style static dispatch branch of OO. The Smalltalk/Python/Objective-C school of OOP might have fared a lot better of there was no type safe language in the opposing camp.
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoThe dynamic branch of OOP actually fared pretty well in Python, javascript, ruby, even in the presence of Java. As to why the others faltered (objective C being popular just because of Apple, smalltalk always being niche), I can't really say.