Carsten Behrens 11/20/2020

The Origins of OOP

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This article details the history of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), starting with early concepts at MIT and the 1963 Sketchpad program. It covers the development of Simula I and Simula-67 by Nygaard and Dahl, their influence on modern languages, and Alan Kay's coining of the term 'OOP' with his original 'message-oriented' philosophy that differs from today's common understanding.

The Origins of OOP

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