From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,15aa2a43fe2cde80 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: fdb77,15aa2a43fe2cde80 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public X-Google-Thread: f79bb,15aa2a43fe2cde80 X-Google-Attributes: gidf79bb,public X-Google-Thread: fac41,15aa2a43fe2cde80 X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 10a640,15aa2a43fe2cde80 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a640,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,15aa2a43fe2cde80 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,15aa2a43fe2cde80 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,15aa2a43fe2cde80 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: traymond@pcix.com Subject: Re: Eiffel and Java Date: 1996/11/02 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 194018649 distribution: world references: <55e611$abq@news3.digex.net> organization: Crafted Smalltalk reply-to: traymond@craftedsmalltalk.com (Terry Raymond) newsgroups: comp.lang.eiffel,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.sather,comp.object,comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.clos,fr.comp.objet Date: 1996-11-02T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In <55e611$abq@news3.digex.net>, ell@access4.digex.net (Ell) writes: >Ranjan Bagchi (ranjan.bagchi@pobox.com) wrote: >: That's what's really neat about languages like Smalltalk where >: the language forces programmers to start thinking in Smalltalk's object >: model and produce Smalltalk written in Smalltalk. > >Isn't it possible for someone to write a Smalltalk program with bad design >decompostion from an OO perspective? > >Elliott Sure it's possible to write poor programs in any language. However, it is harder to write non-oo code in Smalltalk than C++. Furthermore, because most Smalltalk environments have large libraries that include source code, novice Smalltalk programmers have easy access to good examples to assist in their learning. =========================================================== Terry Raymond Smalltalk Professional Debug Package Crafted Smalltalk *Breakpoints* and *Watchpoints* for 19 Tilley Ave. VW and Envy Newport, RI 02840 (401) 846-6573 traymond@craftedsmalltalk.com http://www.craftedsmalltalk.com ===========================================================