Re:Object-oriented Programming with ANSI-C (1993) [pdf]
by lelanthran on Thursday June 22, 2023 @05:58AM
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I agree.
> The basic idea behind "Inheritance" is simple and can be understood by all programmers.
Not just by programmers. Just about everyone says "give me something like this, but with the following changed."
That's the basic premise of inheritance and it clicks with everyone.
I think the fact that when listing languages sorted by popularity, you can draw a line in the list, and everything above that line supports traditional OO while everything below that line provides band aids for it says a lot about how much OO clicks with programmers.
> The basic idea behind "Inheritance" is simple and can be understood by all programmers.
Not just by programmers. Just about everyone says "give me something like this, but with the following changed."
That's the basic premise of inheritance and it clicks with everyone.
I think the fact that when listing languages sorted by popularity, you can draw a line in the list, and everything above that line supports traditional OO while everything below that line provides band aids for it says a lot about how much OO clicks with programmers.