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From: fritza@iquest.net (Fritz Anderson)
Subject: Re: Dylan and COBRA/SOM
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Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 19:13:26 GMT
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In article <3ngeit$41sg@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu>, zachary@shadow.rrl.lsu.edu
(John Zachary) wrote:

> In article <fritza-2304952122410001@ts4-ind-9.iquest.net>,
> 
> However, I have to disagree with some who say that Dylan and COM
> will never marry. I hope that Apple isn't designing Dylan with the intent
> of making it "Apple-only" technology. I think Dylan is a great language
> and I would hate to see it become the victim of corporate wars. It is
> very crucial to Dylan's success to make it fit in with the rest of the
> object-oriented world. If that means it needs to be integrated into
> COM, SOM, or whatever, then so be it.

Integration with operating system services is an implementor's problem,
and the Windows version isn't being done by Apple.  If COM makes more
sense on Windows than SOM, I'm sure Harlequin will support it.  I don't
think you can blame Apple for giving priority to a technology that is (1)
foundational to their own OS plans, (2) not the exclusive property of a
single competitor, (3) able to support Dylan's advantages over C++, and
(4) not dependent on the vtable layout of an old C++ compiler for a
different operating system (in other words, not yet another prototype sold
as final).

I admit that what I know depends on the analysis available at
www.cilabs.com.  You are better able than I to judge the merits.

-- 
Fritz Anderson         Indianapolis, Indiana   317-257-2227
fritza@well.sf.ca.us   fritza@iquest.net       WT9T
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you I'm pretty worked up about it.
