There is a good article talking about 'Classes versus Prototypes' by Antero
Taivalsaari in JOOP Nov/Dec 97 Vol 10, No7.  It is a good introductory
article that also cover the historical and philosophical background of class
based and prototype based approach.  I would recommend beginner to read it.
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Mark Wai
Frontier Systems Architecture Inc.	
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