From: Hugh Sasse Date: 2005-10-28T23:06:57+09:00 Subject: Re: append_feathers ---559023410-650320721-1130508400=:19167 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-559023410-650320721-1130508400=:19167" This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---559023410-650320721-1130508400=:19167 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=X-UNKNOWN Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, David A. Black wrote: > Hi -- >=20 > On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, Brian Schr=F6der wrote: >=20 > > On 27/10/05, David A. Black wrote: > > > Hi -- > > >=20 > > > I just accidentally typed "append_feathers" instead of > > > "append_features" in something I was writing. I thought maybe this > > > would be of use to those of you who are fond of nomenclature drawn > > > from the mallard sphere :-) > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > David > > >=20 > > > -- > > > David A. Black > > > dblack@wobblini.net > > >=20 > > >=20 > >=20 > > --- > > module Kernel >=20 > Probably better to put it in Module. "Head First Design Patterns"[1] suggests the Strategy pattern for exactly this application (the flight and quacking of Ducks and other birds). >=20 >=20 > And now let's see whether upgrading pine will cause my reply to you > not to be all weird like they were in the past.... :-) >=20 >=20 > David >=20 Hugh [1] http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/hfdesignpat/index.html Head First Design Patterns By Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Freeman, Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates First Edition October 2004=20 Series: Head First ISBN: 0-596-00712-4 676 pages, ---559023410-650320721-1130508400=:19167-- ---559023410-650320721-1130508400=:19167--