[squeak-dev] intersection: method for dictionaries flaky

Keith Hodges keith_hodges at yahoo.co.uk
Tue Jul 21 01:42:10 UTC 2009


Igor Stasenko wrote:
> 2009/7/21 Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com>:
>   
>> 2009/7/21 David Goehrig <dave at nexttolast.com>:
>>     
>>> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> The problem with Dictionaries, is that they are part of ANSI standard
>>>>         
>>> Truer words have never been spoken...
>>> Seriously, there's no better way to kill a language than to make it an ANSI standard... :)
>>>       
>> Standartisation is a kind of contract between all interested parties
>> in what they like to see or need from particular artifact.
>> Its enabling us to build more advanced techs,  which depends on
>> standardized artifact, without the fear that some parts of it will
>> behave unpredictably and therefore could put the whole end product in
>> danger.
>>
>> If ANSI standard was made for other purpose than that, then we should
>> abandon it altogether.
>>
>>     
>
> Maybe Bruce Badger can do it better than me, convincing why standarts
> is important :)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9qBKlkUqCE&feature=related
>   
Well wouldn't you know, a vision with a process driven by philosophical
values... I wonder if it will catch on?
 
Keith



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