Who needs objects?

Bob Nemec responds to Dave Thomas‘ statement that object abstraction is too complex for the majority of programmers.

From Bob’s post:

There are two types of programmers: the toolsmiths (abstractionists) and the tool users (constructionists). Smalltalk developers seem to all be abstractionists.

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Most programmers are constructionists. They have a job building and maintaining business applications. As Smalltalkers we ask ourselves: how can we get these programmers to use Smalltalk, to see how much more productive and enjoyable our environment is? The answer, I believe, is to reduce barriers to entry.

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