On Mar 18, 10:04 am, Bob Badour <bbad..._at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Drago Ganic wrote:
>
> > The right name for "instance of type (or ADT)" is *value* and not *object*.
>
> Except that many use the word "object" to mean "value" too. That the
> same folks use "object" to mean "variable" and "type" doesn't help.
>
The term object always refers to a value, in the same sense as an
instantiation of a record of data members. (non-trivial objects are
instantiations of records of functions.) Most programming languages
that claim to support OO ideas have the notion of references or
pointers to these values, which can be stored in variables. I think
you need to back up your claim that 'the same folks use "object" to
mean "variable" and "type"'
Best regards,
Daniel
Received on Sun Mar 18 2007 - 09:43:59 CDT
