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From: djones@megatest.UUCP (Dave Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Object-oriented techniques in C
Message-ID: <577@goofy.megatest.UUCP>
Date: 27 May 88 20:38:01 GMT
References: <36300005@pyr1.cs.ucl.ac.uk>
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From article <36300005@pyr1.cs.ucl.ac.uk>, by winnie@pyr1.cs.ucl.ac.uk:
> 
> 
>> Our understanding of these techniques do not
>> necessarily require an OO language; we are doing some of them in
>> C.  Are there any references to object-oriented techniques in C?
> 
> I always believe in `right tools for right tasks'. 

No argument there.  But C++ may not be the right tool because of some
non-language reason.  Maybe it's not supported on the Banana-7000.

> I don't think one
> can ever attain the essence of object-oriented paradigm without
> using a proper object-oriented programming language.
> 


I don't know about attaining essences.  

But I think you can write some darn good stuff in C, "if you've a mind to."



			-- Dave J.