Squeak tragedy

reic0024 at d.umn.edu reic0024 at d.umn.edu
Mon Aug 21 20:25:35 UTC 2000


> Hmmm...what the heck are "destructors"? (rhetorical)...and "self := nil"
> 
> I guess that's what happens when you let C++ programmers write articles
> with
> Object-Oriented undertones.  ;)

Heh.  such were my thoughts exactly.  I emailed him and corrected him, and he 
edumacated me on what use destructors play in C++ (aside freeing objects) and I 
him on why Smalltalk doesn't need them.  :)

Aaron





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