Re: Interesting take on Paradigms (OO vs Procedural)

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:10:05 -0500, "Rick Smith" <ricksmith@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

I believe it was to divorce their design from programming terms. Of
course, that didn't last.

Why is "to divorce their design from programming terms"
[used previously, assumed] not "[h]ubris and arrogance"?

Because language can carry prejudice. They wanted a blank slate that
in the new analysis. Why should that be hubris and arrogance?

Sometimes starting over can give insight if we don't carry too much
baggage with us.
.

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