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5 Sep 2024 23:13:20 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Tell me it isn't so!  
From: Warp
Date: 22 Jul 2009 04:55:09
Message: <4a66d3ed@news.povray.org>
clipka <nomail@nomail> wrote:
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> Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> > David H. Burns <dhb### [at] cherokeetelnet> wrote:
> > > >   Do you really think a new programming paradigm would be developed and
> > > > get widespread if it was *harder* to use than older, ascetic imperative
> > > > approaches?
> > > >
> > > Yes, (though I have no idea what  "ascetic imperative approaches" means)
> > > such things have
> > >   happened more than once!
> >
> >   Yeah, sure. I'm now convinced that OOP became so widespread regardless
> > of being significantly harder than imperative programming.

> Hm - just as a side note here: I thouht *you* were trying to convince *David*?
> Just pointing out that his objection against your point makes a poor argument
> in favor of his point... that's a rather weak point in itself.

  It was just sarcasm. Whether the sarcasm is a strong or weak argument is
irrelevant at this point.

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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