mikeg@stpstn.UUCP (Mike Goda) (02/15/91)
Magnus Ramstr|m posted this to a number of news groups but forgot the objective-c news group. Therefore I am posting it for him since it includes Objective-C in his questionnaire. > Path: stpstn!gaboon!crpmks!philabs!linus!think.com!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!udel!rochester!kodak!uupsi!sunic!kth.se!news > From: d87-mra@dront.nada.kth.se (Magnus Ramstr|m) > Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.object,comp.lang.eiffel,comp.lang.smalltalk > Subject: Opinion poll on OOPLs > Message-ID: <1991Feb7.070324.22083@kth.se> > Date: 7 Feb 91 07:03:24 GMT > Sender: d87-mra > Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden > Lines: 102 > > Below is an inquiry I would be very grateful if you were to answer > (use Reply and fill in your answers at the given positions). Please > write comments after the answer line or at the end of your reply > (including references to simular inquiries). > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > General questions: > > 1. What OOPL do you usually use? > > a) C++, b) Objective-C, c) Simula, d) Eiffel, e) Smalltalk, f) Other (what?) > > Answer: > > 2. Is that the language you mainly use? > > a) Yes, b) No > > Answer: > > 3. For how long have you been using OO methods? (# of years) > > Answer: > > 4. How many academical courses on OO have you attended? > > Answer: > > 5. What is your educational level? > > a) Pre-graduate, b) Graduate, c) B.S, d) M.S, e) Dr, f) Other (what?) > > Answer: > > Opinion poll: > > 1. Do you agree with Peter Wegner's classification of programmming languages? > (BYTE March 1989) > > a) Yes, b) Yes, with minor adjustments, c) In some parts, d) No > > Answer: > > 2. Do you prefer the terms superclass/subclass or base class/derived class? > > a) superclass/subclass, b) base class/derived class, c) no opinion > > Answer: > > 3. Do you prefer hybrid languages or pure OOPL? > > a) hybrid languages, b) pure languages, c) no opinion > > Answer: > > 4. Do you prefer strong or weak typing in an OOPL? > > a) strong typing, b) weak typing, c) no opinion > > Answer: > > 5. Should classes be objects? > > a) Yes, b) No, c) No opinion > > Answer: > > 6. What type of syntax do you prefer? That of > > a) Simula, b) Smalltalk, c) CLOS, d) other (what?) > > Answer: > > 7. Which OOPL do you believe will be spread the most in a couple of years? > > a) C++, b) Objective-C, c) Simula, d) Eiffel, e) Smalltalk, f) Other (what?) > > Answer: > > 8. Which OOPL would you like to be spread the most in a couple of years? > > a) C++, b) Objective-C, c) Simula, d) Eiffel, e) Smalltalk, f) Other (what?) > > Answer: > > 9. What future do you believe there will be for class-less languages? > > a) Bright, b) Good, c) Bad, d) None > > Answer: > > 10. What future would you like there to be for class-less languages? > > a) Bright, b) Good, c) Bad, d) None > > Answer: > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Thank you! > d87-mra@nada.kth.se (Magnus Ramstr|m). Student @ Dep. of Computer Science. -- The Stepstone Corporation Michael Goda 75 Glen Rd. mikeg@stepstone.com Sandy Hook, CT 06482 uunet!stpstn!mikeg (203) 426-1875 fax (203)270-0106