> Finally, to argue that files are not objects seems silly. They ARE > objects. They have properties. They have well defined interfaces for > manipulating those properties. A more reasonable argument may be that > they are not object oriented since they lack certain prerequisites such > as inheritance and abstraction, both mechanisms of extensibility.
In Plan 9 (and originally in Unix) files are the main abstraction, so I'm not sure what you mean when you say they lack it; but they do lack inheritance, and that is a good thing, I have never seen any good come from inheritance. > What a way to introduce myself to the list. I'm sure I'm making friends > fast :-p Just be glad that boyd is not around anymore ;) uriel
