Gregory's Server@teajaygrey he also regretted naming it that, wishing he’d focused more on the point, which was the messaging between objects
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 @teajaygrey he also regretted naming it that, wishing he’d focused more on the point, which was the messaging between objects 1 comment
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@exchgr sure, but looking at Sketchpad and knowing Alan Kay's relationship to it, perhaps we can at least understand his rationale at the time?
IMHO, many in the field never understood object-oriented paradigms well at all. I only postulate that perhaps if they were more familiar with its backstory they might have a better comprehension of its etymology if nothing else.
There are similar paradigms, from other fields, e.g. recursion in mathematics and Linguistics (which sure, exists in programming too, but how many people talk about "recursive oriented programming"?)
@exchgr sure, but looking at Sketchpad and knowing Alan Kay's relationship to it, perhaps we can at least understand his rationale at the time?
IMHO, many in the field never understood object-oriented paradigms well at all. I only postulate that perhaps if they were more familiar with its backstory they might have a better comprehension of its etymology if nothing else.