Steve,
I thought Container as well (although Bag leapt to mind too) but Russ
decided against so all that was left was the more abstract
descriptor. Besides, LISP has a data structure or two and underlying
types, loosely defined but they are there - IMHO "Data Structure" is
neither procedural, declarative, nor functional. Of course due to my
current work situation I am drawn to "bring me a rock" like a moth to
the flame.
I have a bottle of Irish Whiskey to replenish yours and Bourbon is
always good (rot gut or not) but you know that I can't condone burning
books for any reason!
-Birch
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On Sep 7, 2009, at 3:32 PM, Steve Smith wrote:
Birchard Hayes wrote:
Data Structure
Birch...
you are *so* not ObjectOrientedly Correct... you, you,
you... PROCEDURAL PROGRAMMER! Bring your K&R Bible by the house
and we will burn it ceremoniously. It is about time for my first
cookstove fire of the season and tip a few glasses of Bulliett
Bourbon while the cornbread browns and the beans and green chile
simmer, fueled by the rightous fires of a burning C Programming
manual.
I'm still not tracking Russ's "twenty questions" game here well
enough to be sure, but what I hear is simply a "Container Class"...
or a particular conventional use of such for the purposes of doing
some related/similar processing on all of the members.
- Steve
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