Subj : Re: Polymorphism sucks [Was: Paradigms which way to go?]
To   : comp.programming,comp.object
From : topmind
Date : Sat Jul 09 2005 10:53 pm


> The problem is that you only see one tree.  You can have as many as you
> want and that is what makes OO design resilient to change.
>
> No, if all you see is one tree, no wonder you think OO is for the birds.
>

The context is trees. I did *not* say OO *had* to use simple
polymorphic trees.

Plus, a network of trees turns into a navigational mess. Dr. Codd
already won the war against navigational structures. Stop beating a
dead horse. You lost in 1972 when Charles Bachman was thankfully
creamed. Now take your confederate flag and go home.

Further, you hardwire your messy taxonomies into code. Databases are a
more flexible tool to manage and study noun classifications. And, they
can share them with multiple languages.

-T-

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