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From: jima@hplsla.HP.COM (              Jim Adcock)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: (Objc vs C++)^nth degree
Message-ID: <6590019@hplsla.HP.COM>
Date: 25 Feb 88 00:29:07 GMT
Organization: HP Lake Stevens, WA
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I've been starting to see (again) a number of questions from a 
variety of people to the effect of:

"We're about to start a LARGE project in either C++ or Objective-C
 and would like you opinions as to which is better"

Rather than start round #496 of this religious war, I would like
to express the opinion that if you are about to embark on a large
program, then you can afford to do a SERIOUS evaluation of EACH language
as applied to your particular product.

Try doing a LARGE software prototype of your product in each langauge.
Then see which works out best in YOUR type of application.

My claim would be that IF you DO this serious evaluation, THEN your
answer will be made clear to you.

[Alternately, you can always learn the hard way :-]

Additionally, such an exercise will probably clarify for you WHAT 
"object-oriented" really means, and what it will [and won't] buy you.