Elevator Pitch
Do you know what OOP is? Really? Most devs have it all wrong. Come find out the truth – and find out about another very useful development approach.
Description
Many developers keep using the term “Object Oriented Programmer”, but the guy who actually coined it doesn’t think it means what they think it means. This talk recaps both sides, compares and contrasts them, and makes recommendations for each based on circumstances.
Notes
Agenda:
- Quick recap of what we now call OOP
- Where did that come from?
- Overview of Alan Kay
- Circumstances of his coining the term OOP
- What he meant
- Actor Model and other implementations
- Advantages and drawbacks of each, re dev, testing, etc.
- Recommendations when to use each
- Summary/Conclusion