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The very first object-oriented programming languages, Simula67 [9, 31] and Smalltalk [34], were based on the concepts of class and instance. The majority of the object-oriented languages now in use are based upon these two concepts. Indeed, we can correctly refer to these languages as promoting class-based programming, a style of program construction based upon the idea that the programmer first defines a collection of classes and instantiates those classes when required.
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Craig, I.D. (2007). Class Fundamentals. In: Object-Oriented Programming Languages: Interpretation. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-774-9_2
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