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From: burgess@hpspkla.spk.hp.com (David E. Burgess)
Newsgroups: comp.object
Subject: Re: What is Objective C?
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Date: 24 Aug 90 23:00:28 GMT
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> / hpspkla:comp.object / patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree) /  8:10 am  Aug 23, 1990 /
> In article <3864@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn) writes:
> >
> >Well, the subject line says it all.  What is Objective C? How does it
> >compare with C++? What is the title of a good book?
> >
> 
> I believe that Objective C is an actual Object Oriented C compiler whereas

Objective C is a C pre-processor. (At least that what Stepstone sells)
It produces ANSI C. The syntax is similar to Small-Talk and is translated
into calls to a messager that does any necessary dynamic binding.

> C++ is a pre-processor.  This basically means that C++ code is translated
> into C code which is then compiled into a final form.  Some would argue that
> this makes it somewhat a kludge and they don't want to use it.  Objective
> C is sometimes thought of as a more "pure" object oriented solution to
> C.  These issues arose in a heated discussion with one of our R&D folk when
> I said C++ wasn't bad and he talked of the virtues of Objective C.

I would talk that up to personal bias. I have been coding in Objective C for
a few years and have also been learning C++. Each language has things that are
easier to do (in it) than the other language. 

(personal opinion mode)
I think that C++ is becoming the more accepted standard for new/future work.
Examine your needs and how well that fits the two languages. I don't think
either language is missing any big piece of functionality, they just accomplish
the same tasks in different ways.
(end opinion mode)

> 
> (It's been a while since I've gone over all this so I may be wrong.)
> -- 
> "Organized fandom is composed of a bunch of nitpickers with a thing for
>  trivial pursuit."  -Harlan Ellison
> 
> Patrick Deupree ->	patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us
> ----------

That's my $0.02 worth.

David E. Burgess
(Insert all disclaimers here)