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5 Sep 2024 19:24:58 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Tell me it isn't so!  
From: clipka
Date: 21 Jul 2009 18:50:00
Message: <web.4a6645bbac52dfd4537313280@news.povray.org>
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.


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