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pjmlp on Oct 4, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: C++ the Good Parts (2014)

> It has and does all of these things, but it does not have runtime binding, therefore by definition is not object-oriented.

What renowned SIGPLAN or IEEE paper states that runtime binding is required for 100% of all OOP programming languages ever created and polymorphic dispatch at compile time doesn't count?

ncmncm on Oct 5, 2020 [–]

Not interested in classifying programming languages, or in SIGPLAN- or IEEE-sanctioned opinions.

Changing the definition would be moving the goalposts. A new definition deserves a new word.

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