is squeak really object oriented ?
Sean Charles
bibbers at onetel.net.uk
Thu May 22 22:21:56 UTC 2003
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>
> but i do not want to give it a name, i just want to use it.
If you had a list of such lists, how would you identify which one you want?
One way or another, you have to 'name' it. It just comes down to the
exact definition of 'naming'. Is it by object pointer value, position in
the list, the contents. What? What's in a name??
>
> there are numerous cases when it's better not to give an object a name (e.
> g.
> not all categories which we people recognize have names, some do not have
> names and names are not needed. when you are shaking you do not have to
> explicitly name your state by saying "i am shaking" because everyone
> around
> knows that you are shaking).
>
Only if they have seen somebody shaking before, otherwise they might think
you were dancing or just being normal.
A challenge for you Jan: describe to us something that can't be named and
then read what you just typed...
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