Which Language for Me?
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Doug,
Creative Solutions is planning to add my extensions to a tools disk at some
point.
I'll probably suggest they include it in the release of the PowerPC Forth.
It doesn't support Multiple Inheritance or smart Ivars but pretty much includes
the rest.
Personally I prefer the syntax over MOPs. (Object followed by Message, like
C++ 😉
-scott
That's good to hear, Scott. As you know, I've long lamented the lack of OOP
support in MF. Your extensions are a big step in the right direction. I truly
hopr that some form of extensive OOP support eventually becomes part of the
standard release for MF.
As to objects coming before or after the message, I can appreciate personal
preferences. I'm also aware that this very issue has created lengthy debate on
other nets (GEnie). Having done it extensively both ways (I wrote the current
tools disk object programming example with actels) I think its not an issue.
For what it's worth, there is a *lot* of Neon/Mops style object code that could
port directly into MF if MF were to adopt a similar syntax. I know I'm
dreaming here…
-Doug
Doug,
I saw your letter in "Dr. Dobbs" this month. I just wanted to say that I agree
with you about Mops. I sent Mike Hore the text of your letter, just in case he
doesn't get DDJ at his location.
I'm just beginning to appreciate the really nice object support in Mops,
although I've run into more than one problem because of attempting to late bind
to instance variables which are not members of "general" classes.
Anyway…I applaud your letter.
-rich-