Eppur si sugat

[Bengt Kleberg]

> Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 04:39:48 -0400
> From: Todd Coram <tcoram@REDACTED>
> To: Bengt Kleberg <eleberg@REDACTED>
> Cc: erlang-questions@REDACTED


> On Tue, 27 May 2003 10:54:47 +0200 (MEST)
> Bengt Kleberg <eleberg@REDACTED> wrote:
> 
>  
> > there is an oo book, without language. ie, a book that claims to deal
> > with oo, and not a particular oo language. it is ''object oriented
> > software construction'', by bertrand meyer. perhaps it would be
> > possible to aim the anti-oo critique towards the ideas in that book?
> 
> That book, while well written, is very much with a language: Eiffel. The
> author explains at the end of the book that he has just taught you
> Eiffel. (Which he hopefully would then have you purchase it from his company 
;-)

i do not agree. (imho, fwiw, etc)

he describes what he wants to do, and then introduces a formal way of
writing this. so yes, there is a language, but that language is beeing
built/constructed in the book. the book is not about the language.

other oo books i have seen starts with the languge, showing what the
language can do.


bengt, who wishes he could explain the difference better...