[Lazarus] [ANN] Xavier for XML — Compatible with FPC and Delphi

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Wed, 20 Sep 2017, Marcos Douglas B. Santos via Lazarus wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Michael Van Canneyt via Lazarus
> <lazarus at lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 20 Sep 2017, Marcos Douglas B. Santos via Lazarus wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm working in my new "pet project" called Xavier.
>>> Xavier is an object-oriented library for work with XML.
>>
>>
>> I don't understand the 'why' ? Should I understand that you consider the DOM
>> units not object-oriented ?
>
> Yes and no.
>
> Michael, with all my respect, that depends of your view about Object thinking.
> Yes, DOM uses classes and objects, but IMO Objects is more than that.
> Objects are more close to Functional programming than most people think.

As I understand it, objects are exactly the opposite of functional programming,
in that they encapsulate state, and functional programming wants to avoid
state (variables, if you want).

> If can code classes but if you are implementing (all) in an imperative
> way, I mean line by line telling the computer how to do something
> instead of code what you just want, you may not are thinking in terms
> of Objects. Your class, in these cases, is just a "bucket of data and
> procedures".

Yes. That's what an object is.

>
> In a perfect design, we may only connect all objects to work in a
> "task", call "run", and "they" will know what to do.

Ah. You just replace methods by objects.

You should be programming Java:
https://steve-yegge.blogspot.be/2006/03/execution-in-kingdom-of-nouns.html

I prefer imperative programming. (verbs, if you want). 
It comes more natural.

Well, each his own style. But, if you allow me: the post on the lazarus
forum and the Xavier page should really explain what you mean by OOP. I
guess most people will be confused, as I am.

Thanks for explaining.

Michael.