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From: "David C. Hoos" <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com>
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Subject: Re: Abstract methods in ADA95
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 16:23:27 -0500
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Carter" <jrcarter@acm.org>
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To: <comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: Abstract methods in ADA95


> SteveD wrote:
> > Don't confuse abstract terminology with programming language
nomenclature.
> > Both Ada and C++ have "methods".
>
> There are no "methods", either in abstract terminology or actual
> programming languages. AFAIKS, "method" is a new name for an old concept
> made up to muddy the waters by people who were trying to present old
> concepts as something new that they'd invented.

The Smalltalk language defined "methods" from the beginning. So, unless you
don't consider Smalltalk an "actual programming language," your preceding
statement is incorrect.