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Re: Why Object Widgets [message #18147] Fri, 03 December 1999 00:00
Struan Gray is currently offline  Struan Gray
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J.D. Smith, jdsmith@astro.cornell.edu writes:

> Since object heap data is persistent and doesn't rely on pointer
> manipulation, when an object widget (objet anyone?) program crashes,
> simply fix, recompile, and continue working without restarting the
> application! Freed from the tyranny of the STATE variable.

Speaking as a confirmed code-bodger I have to admit this is a major
advantage of object widgets. The only thing that speeds up debugging
more is posting code to the newsgroup.


Struan
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