In article <3u1oka$6hn@mail.one.net>, oconnor@204.248.93.5 says...
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>In <3u0v50$gj5@News1.mcs.net>, jim.fleming@bytes.com (Jim Fleming) writes:
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>>Can you give us an update on the C++ ANSI Standards activities?
>>
>>Also, since half of the standard is embodied in the class library,
>>isn't it important to evaluate that class library in terms of OOA
>>and OOD before everyone adopts it as a standard?
>>
>>Should more emphasis be placed on the class library than the language?
>>
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>Actually, I think that's the approach the Smalltalk committe has taken.  I
> believe they split into two main groups; one concentrating on language
>issues, the other addressing the class hierarchy.  This is not to be
suprising
>in a language like Smalltalk which is mostly class hierachy.  The Smalltalk
> syntax is relatively straightforward, it's the class hierarchy that has
all the
>complexity.
>
>< tongue in cheek, no flames please >
>What do you say about a language that has maybe two synatx rules:
>Either
>        object message
>
>Or a variation of
>        object message: object
>
>I mean that's IT.  That's Smalltalk syntax summed up.  How much can a
>standards committee do?
>
>James O'Connor
>Framework Technologies
>oconnnor@basenet.net
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For some reason, Smalltalk people always seem to take a more rational
and moderate approach to solving problems.

Just like UNIX in the "old days", the "small is beautiful" approach
has a lot of merit.

UNIX seemed to come off the rails with the introduction of C++,
System V Release ?, and UNIX Systems Labs. Maybe it was the divestiture
and the emphasis on competition and commercial relevance that turned
the tide.

I hope that the tide shifts back to "Small (is beautiful) Talk"...:)

We have come a long way from the "birds of a feather" meetings where
we camped over night and sat on the floor at Murray Hill engaging in
small talk about UNIX and C.

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