[userbinator]

With the C++, there is also an optimisation which can be performed: put the method pointers in the object itself, instead of in a vtable. This is beneficial when there aren't so many objects nor methods, since it eliminates one indirection. Instead of obj->table.method() it turns into obj->method(). When I write "OOP" code in C, I usually do this instead of using a separate vtable.

As an aside, I noticed the word "klass", then looked up at the domain name and confirmed my suspicions. ;-)

[microtherion]

"klass" is a common convention in OOP code when referring to classes, because "class" and "Class" are often reserved already.

[mikepurvis]

Python typically goes with `cls`, particularly in conjunction with the `@classmethod` decorator.

[qwsxyh]

Python code uses both.

[mikepurvis]

Um, not really. PEP8 explicitly says to use `cls`:

https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#function-and-metho...

[qwsxyh]

https://github.com/python/cpython/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=kl...

[chaosite]

Java seems to prefer `clazz`.

[MaxBarraclough]

"klass" seems to somewhat outnumber "clazz" in OpenJDK, 1541 to 1021. Wonder if there's a reason they haven't settled on one.

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/search?q=klass

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/search?q=clazz

[noblethrasher]

C# prefers `@class`

[shereadsthenews]

Doing this prevents a large class of important compiler optimizations. Pitching a DIY vtable as an optimization seems to require a lot of hard evidence.