I had no idea OOP was started in the 70s! I have a lot to learn. Sted e --- Robert Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 06:52:09 -0800 (PST), Stede > Troisi > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 2000 Programmers in 1977? Do you imagine how many > goto > > statements that must equal :-) > > Not that many. > > Djikstra published "Goto Considered Harmful" in > 1968. Structured > programming (which discouraged goto) was the rage in > the '70s, > especially on the large scale software engineering > projects (which > 2000 programmers definitely equals). > > Also, the main difference between the 70's and now > would have been the > computing hardware. Most of the "modern" ideas about > software > development, especially OO, were started in the 70s > and refined > through the 80s. The 90s really just saw widespread > adoption of these > ideas (along with the usual retrograde step > backwards associated with > widespread adoption). > > There are some good resources around for looking at > what development > was like in those days. "Mythical Man Month" and > "Soul of a New > Machine" probably are good starting points for > anecdotes. Or you can > attend OOPSLA and throw a brick; you'll almost > certain hit something > of "mature experience" who may be persuaded to tell > you a few war > stories (after you've calmed them down over hitting > them with a > brick). > > --- > "Software is too expensive to build > cheaply" > Robert Watkins http://twasink.net/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To Post a message, send it to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
