Ask HN: Why is Smalltalk OOP, but C++ not (according to Alan Kay's definition)?

2 points by LeSUTHU 5y ago ↗ HN

I know that Alan Kay is the one who coined the term Object Oriented Programming and I know that Smalltalk is considered to be one of the languages that falls within the definition of Alan Kay's OOP. I heard Jonathan Blow talking about how C++ is not really an OOP language in a sense that it doesn't comply with the definition of OOP by Alan Kay.

Is it possible for anyone to explain this? Any references are welcomed as well. Thanks

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gregjor 5y ago ↗

You could look it up, it’s a famous quip. From his talk at OOPSLA, 1997.

https://youtu.be/oKg1hTOQXoY

The OOP/C++ line is at 10:34. Good talk.

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