The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages

[Mark Janssen]

> One of the nice things about OOP is it means so many different things to
> different people.  All of whom believe with religious fervor that they
> know the true answer.

Here's a simple rule to resolve the ambiguity.   Whoever publishes
first, gets to claim origin of a word and its usage, kind of like a
BDFL.  The rest can adapt around that, make up their own word, or be
corrected as the community requires.

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MarkJ
Tacoma, Washington