Re: Ideas for World Hierarchy Example

From: Neo <neo55592_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 10 Jan 2007 13:44:44 -0800
Message-ID: <1168465484.678784.26720@i56g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>

> > What important things should a hierarchy of the world store?
>
> BLOW UP THE HIERARCHY!
> At some stage in my life I am going to skulk off to a cabin in the
> mountains and write the definitive flame / rant denouncing the very
> concept of the hierarchy.

Maybe you could rent the cabin next to JOG's :)

> Hierarchies represent a seductive mental tyranny. They are a conceptual
> crutch for the weak minded. Their use collapses rich layers of complex
> thought into a banal bill-of-materials that cripples understanding.

If an application had "rich layers of complex thought" what primary GUI component could it use to express them? Received on Wed Jan 10 2007 - 15:44:44 CST