OOPLAI: OOP Intro in the Style of PLAI

In recent terms, we haven't discussed OOP in CPSC 311.  It's not clear whether we'll be doing it this term.  If you'd like to explore the underlying concepts of OOP in the PLAI style, Eric Tanter has posted a PLAI-style intro to OOP.

By the end of the term, you should have seen all the concepts you need to work through Tanter's chapter except possibly macros.  Happily, with respect to macro definitions, Tanter's work hews to the classic axiom from Mathematical Writing by Knuth, Larrabee, and Roberts:

Many readers will skim over formulas on their fi rst reading of your exposition. Therefore, your sentences should flow smoothly when all but the simplest formulas are replaced by "blah" or some other grunting noise.

Cheers,

Steve

P.S. OK, maybe this was in part just an excuse to share that lovely quote from Knuth et al.