This is what I don't like about the script languages: their creators
focus their designs around not understanding things.  E.g. Larry has
made multiple statements that indicate he doesn't understand OO, Guido
did likewise for functional programming, and well Matz.... you read
his comments. :)

On 10/28/07, tim Rowledge <tim at rowledge.org> wrote:
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> On 28-Oct-07, at 12:52 PM, Rick Zaccone wrote:
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> > On Oct 28, 2007, at 2007-10-28, 1:39 PM, tim Rowledge wrote:
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> >> And that apparent quoting of Alan is not one I am familiar with -
> >> and I'm fairly sure I was there when he made the comment about C++
> >> not being what he had in mind. I certainly can't find any net
> >> source for this 'full' quote.
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> > The quote is from Alan's keynote address at OOPSLA '97 <http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2950949730059754521
> > >, The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet.  It occurs at about
> > 10:30 into the video.
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> Ah, ok. I'm fairly sure that isn't the first time he pointed that out.
> I would guess more like the very early 90's back when C++ was 'hot'
> and I also don't think he said anything about Smalltalk on that
> occasion.
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> I also claim that the conflating of the two phrases and quoting them
> as if intended as praise for Ruby is disingenuous at least and plain
> deceit at worst. But what can be expected from people that appear to
> understand almost nothing about OOP.
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> tim
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> Logic:   The art of being wrong with confidence...
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