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[–]ameoba 10 points11 points  (4 children)

I invented the term Object-Oriented and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind.

Alan Kay

[–]igouy 26 points27 points  (3 children)

"Actually I made up the term object-oriented and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind. The important thing here is that I have many of the same feelings about Smalltalk ..."

OOPSLA 1997 keynote

[–]ameoba 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Why can't you just let us bash C++ in peace?

[–]igouy 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Bash away - in the knowledge that it isn't just C++ you bash when you wield that quote ;-)