Re: Objective-C vs. C++

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From: Andy Newman
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 06:18

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andy@uh.msc.edu (Andrew Hollenbeck) writes:
>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"?
You answered your own question. The things about Objective-C that make
it better than C++ are all the features that C++ has that Objective-C
doesn't. NeXT, though, seem to be fixing that ;-)

>C++ is certainly more popular, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it is
>better.
Precisely.

>Thanks,
>-- Andy
That's fine,
-- Andy
-- 
Andy Newman (andy@research.canon.oz.au)		"int - God's own type"

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