posted 18 years ago
I'd say that Java isn't as OO as other languages, such as Ruby or Smalltalk, but that the term "purely OO" has as much meaning as "purely hot" in cooking.
As an aside, you can easily write none-OO programs in OO languages; and (not as easily) OO programs in non-OO languages. With other words, OO languages just make it easier to write OO programs.
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