Classes are a way of writing higher order functions

Re:Classes are a way of writing higher order functions by narwally on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @01:09PM (#24423165)

I'd say OOP 'won' because Java offered garbage collection and a C style syntax. The fact that it was also OOP was incidental.

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Re:Classes are a way of writing higher order functions by munificent on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @01:31PM (#24423464)

OOP first boomed with C++ before Java came around, and Java got GC from function languages.

If GC was the distinguishing factor, OOP would have never gotten off the ground.

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Re:Classes are a way of writing higher order functions by pjmlp on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @01:46PM (#24423648)

Having been there when it all took off, it always feels so wrong to read "C++ code written Java style", when it was C++ that actually created that style.

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Re:Classes are a way of writing higher order functions by euiq on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @01:15PM (#24423244)

Right—garbage collection makes most software engineering significantly easier.

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