From: Ryan Pavlik <rpav@...>
Date: 2003-09-14T04:44:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Duck Typing

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 04:32:49 +0900
Michael Campbell <michael_s_campbell@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > Therefore: Based on statements 1-5, "duck typing" is not specific
> > to ruby...
> 
> That was never asserted.

Yes, but it _was_ asserted that it was a language attribute of ruby,
when you can practice it in other languages, which have no specific
provisions, any mention of "duck typing", or common practice thereof.

(Although, in JavaScript, and most prototype-based languages, you
usually practice 'duck-typing' because that's the way things are.
Pure prototype-OOP has no class, just an object that acts in a
particular manner---in this case, you could probably consider it a
feature of the language.)

-- 
Ryan Pavlik <rpav@mephle.com>

"Damn ye and ye black ops mind games!" - 8BT