>There haven't really been too many innovations in the core concepts of >programming for a very long time.
I guess this depends on your definition of the core concepts of programming. Sure nothing has changed; we still set variables do conditionals and throw in some loops...it's simple. But the landscape and methodologies have changed tremendously which has influenced how we code. On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Dave Watts wrote: > > Based on my understanding, OO is just as old as > > Procedural Programming. > > Oh, I don't think so. While they've both been around for quite a while, > procedural programming still predates OO by decades, I'd guess. It's worth > noting that, from a CS point of view (and I'm not a CS grad, so you'll have > to take this with a grain of salt) there haven't really been too many > innovations in the core concepts of programming for a very long time. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
