But not *too* generic. Just generic enough. You seem to be difficult to please.
What you appear to be asking for is exactly that the STL brought to C++. The Standard Template Library: a completely generic yet well-specified set of containers for any kind of data object, providing the ability to specialize iterators thus allowing the developer to do whatever he wants to the contained data objects. --Doug On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Russ Abbott <[email protected]> wrote: > Glenn, > > I'm missing the connection between *undecidable *and what I'm asking for.I > don't want a property of these things; I want a generic name for them. > > -- Russ > > > > On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:42 PM, glen e. p. ropella < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Thus spake Russ Abbott circa 09/07/2009 12:14 PM: >> > This is to the programmers on this list. >> > >> > I'm looking for a word that refers generically to software that is open >> to >> > virtually object in its host language. The best way for me to explain it >> is >> > with examples. >> >> How about "undecidable"? Or perhaps "semidecidable"? >> >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decidability_(logic)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decidability_%28logic%29> >> >> -- >> glen e. p. ropella, 971-222-9095, http://agent-based-modeling.com >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >> > >
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