From: Hal Fulton <hal9000@...>
Date: 2006-07-27T03:15:47+09:00
Subject: Re: I'll have the duck!

Jake McArthur wrote:
> On Jul 25, 2006, at 10:43 PM, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
> 
>> interface polymorphism
> 
> 
> I have heard this term before too (or maybe I just thought of it  
> independently, not sure). I, too, prefer it to "duck typing" as it  more 
> clearly demonstrates the core of the concept.
> 
> I nominate this as the new-name-for something-that-already-had-a-name- 
> and-didn't-really-need-a-new-one-but-this-one-is-better-so-let's-make- 
> everything-twice-as-confusing.

I mentioned this term in ch 1 of _The Ruby Way_ (referencing
Damian Conway).


Hal