Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bonnie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!jww From: jww@bonnie.UUCP (Joel West) Newsgroups: net.lang.st80,net.lang Subject: Smalltalk-80 vs. Simula o-o programming Message-ID: <413@bonnie.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 11:27:30 EST Article-I.D.: bonnie.413 Posted: Fri Feb 8 11:27:30 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Feb-85 05:56:34 EST Organization: CACI -- La Jolla, Calif. Lines: 21 Xref: watmath net.lang.st80:182 net.lang:1388 In the book "Smalltalk-80: The Language and Its Implementation", page x of the preface, the authors state: "The Smalltalk-80 system is based on ideas gleaned from the Simula language and from the visions of Alan Kay..." I know who Alan Kay is, but would someone care to enlighten me as to the similarities and differences between the object-oriented programming of Simula and Smalltalk? I understand the precepts of o-o p fine, have skimmed the discussions of the Smalltalk syntax, but have been unable to find a readable Simula book at my local bookstore. I assume also that someone somewhere has pontificated on this in print. Any references? -- Joel West CACI, Inc. - Federal 3344 N. Torrey Pines Ct La Jolla 92037 jww@bonnie.UUCP (ihnp4!bonnie!jww) westjw@nosc.ARPA (***TEMPORARILY BROKEN***) "The best is the enemy of the good" - A. Mullarney