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by chipdart 581 days ago
> A. OOP as practically implemented for the last 25 years is glueing functions to state

I see you opt to go with a huge amount of handwaving over the question.

> Functions and structs.

That's what a class is, and thus OOP, except it supports information hiding and interfaces. So your alternative to OOP is... OOP?
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Joker_vD 581 days ago
I suspect "functions and structs" here meant "functions and structs, separately, instead of gluing functions together with structs into unholy amalgams". Basically, Wirth's "Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs" idea.

Compare e.g. to "What should a language have instead of Lua-like tables? Maps and vectors" — "But that's what a table is, so your alternative to tables is... tables?"

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nineplay 581 days ago
>>> a) start by stating what you think OOP is

>> A. OOP as practically implemented for the last 25 years is glueing functions to state

> I see you opt to go with a huge amount of handwaving over the question.

I think the question was answered pretty clearly. You can't ask for an opinion ( "what do you think" ) and then criticize the response as 'hand-waving'.

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