Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!mailrus!uflorida!haven!umd5!feldman From: feldman@umd5.umd.edu (Mark Feldman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: A new NeXT archive Message-ID: <4569@umd5.umd.edu> Date: 1 Mar 89 13:28:10 GMT References: <4565@umd5.umd.edu> <12670017@eecs.nwu.edu> Reply-To: feldman@umd5.umd.edu (Mark Feldman) Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Lines: 36 In article <12670017@eecs.nwu.edu> gore@eecs.nwu.edu (Jacob Gore) writes: >/ comp.sys.next / feldman@umd5.umd.edu (Mark Feldman) / Feb 27, 1989 / >> Programs (and objects!) written explicitly for the NeXT, > >Sigh... Why did they have to go and start calling classes "objects"??? > >Jacob Gore Gore@EECS.NWU.Edu >Northwestern Univ., EECS Dept. {oddjob,gargoyle,att}!nucsrl!gore > Jacob (and others), Instead of picking on my incorrect use of the word ``object,'' why not put the same effort into providing me with some object classes to put into the archive so others can benefit from your object-oriented programming knowledge? Between Objective-C, Display PostScript, and the rest of the NeXTStep environment, there are hundreds of new terms and new ways of overloading old terms. Using just the right word and having it understood by the large number of readers on comp.sys.next, many of whom have never done object-oriented programming or used a NeXT, is not always easy. I realize that an object is an instance of a class, however I think that using the word ``class'', without additional qualification, is more confusing to those that have not had as much exposure to object oriented programming. ``object class'' provides enough context for the uninitiated. I will endeavor to be more correct in the future. At least I didn't call them subroutines:-). I am still looking for software (programs and object classes) to place in the archive. Both software that is useful in and of itself and software that demonstrates how to make use of the NeXT are welcome. If you've got something for the archive, send me mail. Mark