From: Thien Vuong <tvuong@...>
Date: 2003-11-21T03:12:13+09:00
Subject: Re: "stereotyping"



Michael Campbell wrote:
> Thien Vuong wrote:
> 
> 
>>>I don't think that it's totally useless. I do think that it's of
>>>extremely limited utility.
>>>
>>
>>Could you give me an example of what is considered a good use then?
>>Given the presumption that object classification and knowledge is
> 
> bad,
> 
> Has that BEEN a given?

Sorry I spoke (wrote) too soon.  No it is not.

But every attempts to present intended/documented uses of kind_of? has 
been assailed as bad.  So I just wanted to see if I could solidify the
opposite arguments in concrete example.

But I got nit :) - no real answer

Thien
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