| Re: RSI's Priorities (was: GUI Builder...) [message #13502 is a reply to message #13448] |
Sat, 14 November 1998 00:00   |
davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996
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Brian Jackel (jackel@danlon.physics.uwo.ca) writes:
> Another important issue is that most of us researchers
> don't have much experience with object oriented programming.
> If I give some IDL code to someone who knows Fortran/Pascal/C
> they can probably see what's going on and make whatever
> changes they need. But objects? Forget it. Again, life
> is short and procedural programming works well enough for
> most of us.
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> Hmmm, I'm sounding like an old codger now...
Brian, I've been known to feel a little old from time to
time too, but I can assure you that the people who want
you to think object oriented programming is hard are all
after your job and are at least 10 years younger than you. :-)
It is NOT hard. In fact, the wonderful thing about it
is just how EASY it is. Sigh... I've really got to
get this next book finished. The only thing that prevents
me is knowing that anyone who spends a hour reading the
book and learning about objects will soon be writing
programs that are about 10 times better than mine. :-(
You're right, Brian. Object programming *is* too hard. I
wouldn't even look into it. :-)
Cheers,
David
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