RE: terrible from Aaron Simmons on 1999-08-20 (www-lib@w3.org from July to September 1999)

From: Aaron Simmons <mith@samoon.srcc.lsu.edu>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 14:50:44 -0500 (CDT)
To: www-lib@w3.org
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9908201448190.28621-100000@samoon.srcc.lsu.edu>

> It would not be any better in a language with OO syntax - there are too
> many objects, they get strung together in rather strange ways, and a
> hierarchy of objects is non-existent.

   It has more to do with libwww's basic design than with what language
its in.  (While OOP in a non-OOP language can be ugly, it is possible to
do it effectively.)  libwww's design is just strange.



   aaron

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