Two pane file manager : TuxCommander

[Ian bell]

Mateusz Łoskot wrote:
> Ian bell wrote:
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>>Mateusz Łoskot wrote:
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>>>Ian bell wrote:
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>>>>Mateusz Łoskot wrote:
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>>>>>I'm a C++ purist
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>>>>Isn't that an oxymoron ;-)
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>>>Heh, no, it isn't. It'd be if I said: I'm a "C with classes" purist
>>>;-)
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>>It's just that C++ is anything but pure - it's a hybrid language.
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> 
> I see your point now.
> But you could say the same about Java or C# and other OO language.

Absolutely right. There are many so called OO languages that are 
actually hybrids.

> Going this way you could educe that only Smalltalk is a pure OOP language.

There are others but you got the pint.

> Second, I think hybridisation is not a weakness, it's an effect of
> evulution. This makes C++ a multi-paradigm language that gives you
> powerful tool in your hands, if properly used, otherwise you
> can shoot yourself in the foot very easily :-)
> 

Quite probably. The important thing is to pick the right tool for the job.

> Please, note, I'm not a programming languages researcher,
> I just know a few programming languages and my opinion is based on some
> comparison.
> 

Ditto ;-)

Ian