Re: OT: SICP Footnote

On Mar 19, 5:20 am, "David Cressey" <cresse..._at_verizon.net> wrote:
> "Marshall" <marshall.spi..._at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > On Mar 18, 3:05 am, "Drago Ganic" <dga..._at_vodatel.net> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I do not agrre with the definition "instance of ADT" = object." nor do I
> > > think that object is not well defined.
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> > > Look up the book "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs"
> (SICP
> > > for short) by Ableson and Sussman.
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> > > The right name for "instance of type (or ADT)" is *value* and not
> *object*.
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> > SICP is a hardly a reference on OOP.
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> > My suspicion was that SICP didn't contain a single mention of OOP,
> > so I thought I'd check. Turns out I was wrong: there is exactly one
> > reference, in a footnote on page 200 (2nd ed.) Excerpt:
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> Hey, Marshall. If you've got a copy of SICP, or if you can use the online
> version, you can find my name in one of the footnotes.
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> I guess that makes me about as important as OOP. But I'll bet I rank higher
> in Sussman's recollections.

No kidding!

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Hey, look at that! Too cool.

Marshall Received on Mon Mar 19 2007 - 15:32:13 CET