From: jweirich@... Date: 2001-07-24T21:40:01+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:18427] Alan Kay Story [was: OO question] >>>>> "Alun" == Alun ap Rhisiart writes: Alun> Okay, I'll have a bash. Sorry if this is a bit meandering. Alun> First, what is a 'true' OO language? There is a story (which Alun> I quote from memory, may not have all the details right) [...] The best writeup on this story I've seen is on the C2 Wiki ( http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?HeInventedTheTerm ). Joshua Susser claims to have been there and adds some details to the story. -- -- Jim Weirich jweirich@one.net http://w3.one.net/~jweirich --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth (in a memo to Peter van Emde Boas)