My Yahoo mail just burped and I don't think it sent my message, but I was attempting to email you a reminder about this. I don't think we should let it go by the wayside.
Jeff --- Ola Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would prefer participation in NEW project [converter]. > > [lang] is used only for general purpose functionality (if I understand > > correctly). > > In such case it would be possible to put some specific conversion > > functionality. Not only for simple types. > > Wouldn't it be better if the base mechanisms for converter was in lang, together with > conversions for simple types? The specific conversions belong IMO not in a converter >package > covering anything from Date to ImaginaryNumber to ResultSet to Money), but in the >different > specific packages where they are actually needed. A converter package containing >specific > conversions for many sorts of types would be too broad in scope. > > Instead, the converter mechanism in itself would be really lightweight, and you only >need a > dependency to lang (which you probably want anyway, given lang's general usefulness >and small > footprint). > > Another argument: If converter wasn't in lang, we would create cross dependencies, >since chances > are that lang can benefit from the basic conversion mechanisms, and that converter >would benefit > from lang (and needs to be dependent upon lang if the converter is a variant of >Transformation > which is a variant of Closure/Command/Whatever). > > Basic conversion could live happily in lang together with basic Predicate logic, >other kinds of > transformations etc. Conversion is such a basic pattern. > > /O > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
