From: Austin Ziegler <austin@...>
Date: 2002-12-06T10:05:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Book for People Who Aren't (Yet) Programmers

On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 05:35:21 +0900, Martin DeMello wrote:
> Austin Ziegler <austin@halostatue.ca> wrote:
>> An object is the fundamental unit in Ruby. Objects can represent
>> numbers, text (called /String/s), collections of objects (called
>> /Array/s and /Hash/es), or just about anything else. Objects are
>> essentially boxes with unique identification, value, and
>> behaviour.
>> 
>> * Unique. Two objects...
>> * Value. Most objects...
>> * Behaviour. ...
> At this point, is there any reason *not* to mention the object id?
> "Unique identification" is a rather abstract concept, whereas the
> idea of uniqueness imposed via a globally unique id number is a
> common one from real life. Also, knowing the mechanism involved is
> often helpful in understanding and remembering why things are the
> way they are.

I think that in the part that I elided regarding uniqueness, I
mention that there is an ID; I might not mention that it's
accessible through #id, though.

-austin
-- Austin Ziegler, austin@halostatue.ca on 2002.12.05 at 20.03.14