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From: ak10+@andrew.cmu.edu (Andrew Joseph Kompanek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: C++ vs. "Objective C"
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Date: 9 Aug 89 01:48:39 GMT
Organization: Class of '92, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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I have a number of questions regarding NeXT's choice of Objective C as the
development language of choice:

First, is there an Objective C standard, either formal or informal?  If not,
what was NeXT's reasoning behind adopting Objective C?  In any event,
why wasn't C++ chosen?  Its popularity is growing and more important,
Stroustrup has defined the language formally.

Thanks,
Drew

Andrew Kompanek
Carnegie Mellon University - Class of '92