Re: Objective-C vs. C++

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From: MKK2
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 03:22

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In article <1992Aug25.142415.7762@uc.msc.edu>, andy@uh.msc.edu (Andrew
Hollenbeck) says:

>I've used C++ and would like to know what distinguishes Objective-C from C++.
>The Objective-C FAQ (Q6/A6) only indicates features that C++ contains that
>Objective-C lacks.  What features of Objective-C make it "better"?

One thing that makes Obj-C "better" is that it lacks a large number of features
that C++ has but doesn't need.  Computer science has been fighting the
battle for a long time.  Should a language offer every possible feature,
or should it offer a slimmed down subset of just enough features?

The Obj-C reference manual on my machine is only 36 very light weight pages
long (though it assumes you know C 8-).  Just the index for C++ is longer than
that.

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Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 23:22:26 EDT
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