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<quote> The only language requirement for COM is that code is generated in a language that can create structures of pointers and, either explicitly or implicitly, call functions through pointers. Object-oriented languages such as Microsoft® Visual C++® and Smalltalk provide programming mechanisms that simplify the implementation of COM objects, but languages such as C, Pascal, Ada, Java, and even BASIC programming environments can create and use COM objects. </quote> This is just about the last place I would have expected to see Smalltalk mentioned alongside VC++ and over Java etc Cheers! -Boris -- +1.604.689.0322 DeepCove Labs Ltd. 4th floor 595 Howe Street Vancouver, Canada V6C 2T5 [hidden email] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This email is intended only for the persons named in the message header. Unless otherwise indicated, it contains information that is private and confidential. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete the entire message including any attachments. Thank you. |
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Boris Popov wrote:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/com/html/f5f66603-466c-496b-be29-89a8ed9361dd.asp > > > <quote> > The only language requirement for COM is that code is generated in a > language that can create structures of pointers and, either explicitly > or implicitly, call functions through pointers. Object-oriented > languages such as Microsoft® Visual C++® and Smalltalk provide > programming mechanisms that simplify the implementation of COM > objects, but languages such as C, Pascal, Ada, Java, and even BASIC > programming environments can create and use COM objects. > </quote> Yeah, it's pretty easy to interface with something (sorta) like objects when you have real objects on your end. The more I see of other languages, the more I thank God I have the opportunity to use Smalltalk. The syntax of Java and C++ drives me blind anymore. I don't know how people do it everyday, and I hope never to find out! Jwars would have been toast years ago if it had been written in another language. Here's to Smalltalk! - Donald > > This is just about the last place I would have expected to see > Smalltalk mentioned alongside VC++ and over Java etc > > Cheers! > > -Boris > |
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Yes Donald, but has JWARS success driven any other DOD applications to
Smalltalk? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald MacQueen" <[hidden email]> To: "Boris Popov" <[hidden email]> Cc: "Vwnc" <[hidden email]> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 5:22 PM Subject: Re: Yet another cute quote > Boris Popov wrote: > >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/com/html/f5f66603-466c-496b-be29-89a8ed9361dd.asp >> >> <quote> >> The only language requirement for COM is that code is generated in a >> language that can create structures of pointers and, either explicitly or >> implicitly, call functions through pointers. Object-oriented languages >> such as Microsoft® Visual C++® and Smalltalk provide programming >> mechanisms that simplify the implementation of COM objects, but languages >> such as C, Pascal, Ada, Java, and even BASIC programming environments can >> create and use COM objects. >> </quote> > > > Yeah, it's pretty easy to interface with something (sorta) like objects > when you have real objects on your end. > > The more I see of other languages, the more I thank God I have the > opportunity to use Smalltalk. The syntax of Java and C++ drives me blind > anymore. I don't know how people do it everyday, and I hope never to find > out! > > Jwars would have been toast years ago if it had been written in another > language. > > Here's to Smalltalk! > > - Donald > >> >> This is just about the last place I would have expected to see Smalltalk >> mentioned alongside VC++ and over Java etc >> >> Cheers! >> >> -Boris >> > |
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Rich Demers wrote:
> Yes Donald, but has JWARS success driven any other DOD applications to > Smalltalk? No. People in DoD also seem to get all their technical opinions from the trade rags. Just the other day we had some moron ask when we were going to rewrite JWARS in a "non-proprietary" language. The fact that JWARS is written in Smalltalk is just another stick for its opponents to use to criticize it. I think what they really fear is that they won't be able to fiddle JWARS to get the results they want -- not enough knobs to adjust. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald MacQueen" <[hidden email]> > To: "Boris Popov" <[hidden email]> > Cc: "Vwnc" <[hidden email]> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 5:22 PM > Subject: Re: Yet another cute quote > > >> Boris Popov wrote: >> >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/com/html/f5f66603-466c-496b-be29-89a8ed9361dd.asp >>> >>> >>> <quote> >>> The only language requirement for COM is that code is generated in a >>> language that can create structures of pointers and, either >>> explicitly or implicitly, call functions through pointers. >>> Object-oriented languages such as Microsoft® Visual C++® and >>> Smalltalk provide programming mechanisms that simplify the >>> implementation of COM objects, but languages such as C, Pascal, Ada, >>> Java, and even BASIC programming environments can create and use COM >>> objects. >>> </quote> >> >> >> >> Yeah, it's pretty easy to interface with something (sorta) like >> objects when you have real objects on your end. >> >> The more I see of other languages, the more I thank God I have the >> opportunity to use Smalltalk. The syntax of Java and C++ drives me >> blind anymore. I don't know how people do it everyday, and I hope >> never to find out! >> >> Jwars would have been toast years ago if it had been written in >> another language. >> >> Here's to Smalltalk! >> >> - Donald >> >>> >>> This is just about the last place I would have expected to see >>> Smalltalk mentioned alongside VC++ and over Java etc >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> -Boris >>> >> > > |
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