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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: OO, C++, and something much better!
Date: 1997/01/26
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Date: 1997-01-26T00:00:00+00:00
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"I do, however, think that Alan's point is that some big people with a
lot of money and a lot at stake have decided that Smalltalk is a viable
solution for that environment."


The expenditure of large amounts of money does not validate the wisdom
of the projects on which the expenditures are made!