Re: Language design

Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Date	2015-06-02 11:09 -0700
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Subject	Re: Language design
From	"Dr. Bigcock" <dreamingforward@gmail.com>

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On Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 2:19:23 AM UTC-5, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Tuesday 02 June 2015 10:10, TheDoctor wrote:
> 
> > On Friday, September 13, 2013 at 12:08:04 AM UTC-5, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> 
> Mark, you are digging up a conversation from nearly two years ago. 
> Seriously?
> 
> 
> >> It makes no difference whether I write:
> >> 
> >>     atoms -> stars -> galaxies
> >> 
> >> or
> >> 
> >>     galaxies <- stars <- atoms
> >> 
> >> nor does it make any difference if I write the chain starting at the top
> >> and pointing down, or at the bottom and pointing up.
> > 
> > Yes it does.  Ford IS-A Car, but Car IS-A Ford?  No.  Try reordering that
> > one.
> 
> Try again. Look at the direction of the arrows. Nobody denies that there is 
> a difference between:
> 
>     atoms -> stars -> galaxies
> 
>     galaxies -> stars -> atoms
> 
> but that's not what my second example says. Look closely, and consider that 
> sometimes we write "Mark's hat" and sometimes "the hat of Mark".

No, that's not the same.  Class Mark(hat) is not the same as class Hat(Mark).

Boom.  Suck it.

Mark
 
> 
> > I see we've missed each other with our limitations to ASCII text, in ways
> > that would have never happened had these conversations occurred in person.
> >  Re-reading my texts, I see that I can easily confuse myself.
> 
> Yes, I see that.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Steve

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Re: Language design TheDoctor <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2015-06-01 17:10 -0700
  Re: Language design Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-06-02 17:19 +1000
    Re: Language design Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-06-02 17:36 +1000
    Re: Language design "Dr. Bigcock" <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2015-06-02 11:09 -0700

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