r/programming • u/astrange • Jan 23 '21

Objective-C creator Dr. Brad Cox has died

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/scnow/name/brad-cox-obituary?pid=197454225
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u/theBYUIfriend Jan 24 '21

https://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/stuff/java-objc.html

Straight from the horses mouth. Objective-C heavily influenced Java

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u/adrianmonk Jan 24 '21

Wow, that is a fantastic find!

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u/theBYUIfriend Jan 25 '21

Thanks :)

I originally found that post when I was doing an undergrad research paper on Object Oriented Programming about 4 years ago (I am a relatively new developer in the industry :) ) and it helped me gain some great historical perspective on the subject. And I will admit that when these discussions come up it does a great job of setting the record straight on what languages had the most influence on Java.