I don't understand something: if the null pointer was a billion dollar mistake, and has caused pain and system crashes for decades, then why weren't there any attempts to just not implement it in an object-oriented system?
#programming #oop #nullsafety #nullpointer #null #billiondollarmistake #algol #java #c #question
As installments of the ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE column by Ernest Tello, in 1987 Dr. Dobb's Journal published a series of articles on OOP and object-oriented extensions for Common Lisp and Scheme. Back then CLOS was not yet on the radar but the Common Lisp extensions the articles covered already contained the main ideas of CLOS.
https://archive.org/details/1987-03-dr-dobbs-journal/page/126/mode/2up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/1987-04-dr-dobbs-journal/page/146/mode/2up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/1987-05-dr-dobbs-journal/page/132/mode/2up?view=theater
SOLID Principle = Single Responsibility, Open/Closed, Liskov Substitution, Interface Segregation, and Dependency Inversion.
A compact reference for developers with examples in C#
one of my favorite quotes about #OOP is that a class hierarchy isn't made to unleash your inner Linnaeus ;) - but this most certainly is: https://jillianhess.substack.com/p/carl-linnaeuss-note-taking-innovations - cute lil video about Linnaeus' note taking system. (As a german political scientist I'm course Luhmann's Zettelkasten inspired 
) Cool bits of information design however - If you love Tufte's book, you'll love this :))
The principle of data hiding in #OOP is an evil principle, for it seeks to instill a product/consumer dichotomy in the programmer's mind, and this is inherently hierarchical and #oopressive.
Object disoriented programming.
#Python #Programming #Coding #Statictics #DataAnalysis #MachineLearning #DataScience #Jokes #NeuralNetworks #AI #oop
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New Blog Post!
Fizz Buzz has just enough complexity to demonstrate a principle that is usually tough to understand through toy examples: the open/closed principle.
https://kerrick.blog/tutorials/2025/fizz-buzz-object-oriented-edition/
I've been using #AI to critique my #blog posts before I publish them. Among other techniques, I have it stereotype commenters on various tech sites. Tonight's example was pretty funny. #RewriteItInRust
"The mix-in revolution: How an ice cream innovator in Somerville influenced Lisp pioneers at the MIT AI Lab—and made a lasting mark on programming."
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/25/1111238/the-mix-in-revolution/
I’m currently reading Extreme Programming Explained 2e (Beck et. al), Object Thinking (West), and Object-Oriented Analysis and Design With Applications 3e (Booch et. al). The contrast between OT and OOADwA is startling. OT got me reading eXPE, and I regret not reading it sooner. Am I destined to say that about every Beck book I read?
Trying to sell my treasured copy of the rare Derren’s Brown book, Absolute Magic. I had it signed by Derren, in person, because I knew he wouldn’t like me having that older book. I then took it to Penn and Teller and got them to sign it, because I thought it would be funny.
Derren’s didn’t like me having the book, andPenn and Teller did not think it was funny, but they signed it like good sports, all the same.
Pleas boost to see if there are any fellow travellers out there in need of rare knowledge.
#derrenbrown #pennandteller #magic #mentalism #oop #rarebook
I’ve been reading Object-Oriented Analysis & Design With Applications (3e) this week. I’m only three chapters in but I can already say… “Where have you been my whole career?!”
Object-Oriented Programming — The Trillion Dollar Disaster
Many developers swear by OOP, but some argue it introduces unnecessary complexity, making code harder to maintain in the long run. Joss
Buttler's article dives into this debate. 
https://urlr.me/YhSDKZ
And you, what’s your opinion on OOP? #OOP #Coding #SoftwareDev"
Keynote über KI und Inklusion mit @kc auf der #OOP #Barrierefreiheit
Drei Tage OOP gehen dem Ende zu. Anstrengend war's, aber gut. Danke @gazebo_c, das war sehr interessant und wird hoffentlich sehr hilfreich sein!
Gleich geht's los mit @annam auf der #OOP Konferenz - mein Testerinnenherz ist schon sehr gespannt auf das wichtige Thema #Barrierefreiheit
Looking forward to my trip to München and attending #OOP #conference next week. I’m ready for my talk on Wednesday in the #Leadership track there, but even more excited about meeting #friends and new colleague-speakers, as well as other attendees there for the #learning. Few things are as fun and stimulating as a week in the company of eager #learners. #software #technology #packing #books #munich #germany #openforengagements
in case you prefer #functionalprogramming over #oop your primary motivation is /was
New Kitten update
• Added `remove()` method to kitten.Component class. Use this when working with live pages and components and you want to remove a component from the page (or its parent). It will handle removing event listeners for you so you don’t end up with any memory leaks.
• Improved `update()` method so it similarly removes listeners on child components before updating the component itself in case you have class-based child components that will be reinstantiated on render.
• Updated the `send()` methods on `page.everyone` and `page.everyoneElse` so you can pass a swap target to insert the element being streamed to the page before, after, asFirstChildOf, or asLastChildOf another. (This was already there for the page.send() but now the two broadcast objects have the same consistent interface.
The @small-web/kitten npm package (Kitten’s types package) has also been updated to version 5.1.0 to reflect the latest changes.
(Remember that the new class and event-based page and component model is still experimental and largely undocumented and fully backwards compatible with the classic functional way of authoring your page routes and components.)
Enjoy!
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