On Aug 13, 2010, at 7:07 PM, kai-martin knaak wrote:

> John Doty wrote:
> 
>>> What do you think, the terms subclass and superclass refer to?
>> 
>> "Classes" in OO aren't like classes in any other context.
> 
> Biology, astronomy, algebra, set theory and database theory all use the 
> concept of subclasses.

But I've worked in astronomy for decades without ever encountering the term 
"superclass". Nor are "classes" in astronomy associated with "methods".

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
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