by providing methods for exchanging messages. The languages, teamed with new standards, are making objects the basis of many new concepts and theories.
The authors of these papers, and the editors seem to see a fine future in the modular structure's concept of easing the pressures of adding code to existing programs. Using these OO languages also can simplify tracking operations handled by specific parts of a program, and reducing the chance of errors and unintended consequences. The result: shorter development times, improved software quality, and modular and reusable software.
The paper will be presented in the following sections: Part One, Introduction; Part Two, The Early Languages; Part Three, SmallTalk; Part Four, C++; Part Five, Conclusions.
Computer programming is the act of creating a set of instructions for the computer to follow. In the earliest days of computer programming, the languages were simple and consisted of writing instructions for handling the logic of transactional efforts (Cox & Novobilski, 1991; Park &
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