Objectionable-c
abuse, humour, language
A hackish take on “Objective C”. Objectionable-C uses a Smalltalk-like syntax, but lacks the flexibility of Smalltalk method calls, and (like many such efforts) comes frustratingly close to attaining the Right Thing without actually doing so.
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(1995-02-15)
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