From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-07-14T07:46:48+09:00
Subject: Re: prototype-0.1.0

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Jeremy Tregunna wrote:

>> my understanding is that the above is generally accepted behaviour - but
>> i'm not sure.
>
> It is.

ok.  that's what i really wanted to know.  reading on wikipedia it's apparent
different langs have gone different ways - i just wanted to make sure my
approach was middle of the road 'normal'.


> My whole post before was in regards to ... not sure what his name is -- but
> whomever I was replying to -- his objection to using objects like templates;
> I tried to demonstrate that it's a perfectly acceptable design pattern in
> prototype-based languages, citing two examples.

you were talking with tom.  he thinks about these things more than most on
this list - so i value his opinion.  yet i still find myself wanting imediate
objects quite often...

cheers.


-a
-- 
suffering increases your inner strength.  also, the wishing for suffering
makes the suffering disappear.
- h.h. the 14th dali lama