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- Subject: Re: Advice to Java proponents (was Re: Will Java kill C++?)
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 09:30:54 -0700
- Organization: Object Technology International Inc.
- Message-ID: <3173CB3E.1F8@oti.com>
- References: <31684F33.2528@ibm.net> <denatale-0804960926250001@grail1213.nando.net> <316D09A4.7A92@possibility.com> <1996Apr11.184145.17550@slc.com> <dbell-1104961418580001@wholder2.cts.com>
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- Doug Bell wrote:
- >
- > In article <1996Apr11.184145.17550@slc.com>, aland@servio.slc.com (Alan
- > Darlington) wrote:
- >
- > > Todd Hoff <tmh@possibility.com> writes:
- > > > Why is there no portable standard?
- > >
- > > The Smalltalk language is completely portable among all major
- > > vendors and platforms. (Alright, there are - or were - a few minor
- > > gotchas like declaring local variables inside blocks, but compared
- > > to C and C++, this is nothing. Also, the new standards will
- > > eventually take care of this.) What really kills portability in
- > > Smalltalk is the differences in class libraries, and C++ certainly
- > > shares this problem. :-(
- >
- > Just curious...is there an ANSI standard for Smalltalk? Seems like it's
- > been around long enough that there should be.
- >
- > Doug Bell
- > dbell@shvn.com
-
- There is an on-going fast-track ANSI committee for Smalltalk. There should be
- a standard soon. <grin> That notwithstanding, Smalltalk is already *extremely*
- compatible between vendors.
-
- Colin Phillips
-