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From: dmg@retina.mitre.org (David Gursky)
Subject: Object-Oriented vs. Object-Based
Message-ID: <1991Apr4.172417.3266@linus.mitre.org>
Keywords: Ada
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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1991 17:24:17 GMT

I've heard said that Ada is "Object-based" as opposed to "Object-Oriented".
Now I make no pretentions about knowing some undeniable truth as to what
"Object-Oriented" means (this being the subject of many a discussion at
OOPSLA), but could someone enlighten me on what "Object-based" is suppose to
mean?