Re: Type-free Circles and Ellipses [T]

topmind_at_technologist.com (Topmind) wrote in message news:<MPG.15f81682c87dd376989de1_at_news.earthlink.net>...
> I am not sure what you mean here. The engine which impliments
> it is *also* an attribute in my approach. Example:
>
> handle = collection(engine=HP)
> handle = collection(engine=Sun)
>
> (Please don't claim that handles are "OO". They pre-date
> Simula-67 I beleive.)

Hmmmm ... they seem to associate behavior with a noun (collection), and are based on a taxonomy (HP vs Sun).

Seriously, what do you see is the difference between that and the following snippet of Ruby code ...

  handle = collection('engine'=>HP)
  handle = collection('engine'=>Sun)

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-- Jim Weirich