is squeak really object oriented ?

Nevin Pratt nevin at smalltalkpro.com
Thu May 22 21:44:20 UTC 2003



jan ziak wrote:

> hi. I've got a strange question: is squeak really an object oriented 
> system or it only claims it is? the point of the question is that 
> instead of working with objects, i work mostly with text.
>

Why is my car an object?  Or my house?  After all, when working with 
them, I work mostly with atoms.

> the objects are in fact only in my head,
>

For everything that you perceive, that perception is in fact only in 
your head, as it is not possible for anybody to differentiate true 
reality from their own perception of that same reality.

Nevin





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