>From philosophic point of view I think that to say "modify a slot(s) of the
fact" means to modify only slot(s) and to remain fact self ("core of fact")
unchanged that is contradict to recent behaviour of "modify" function. So,
I support this one and also other changes Dr. Friedman-Hill proposed.
Ru.
----------
> От: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Кому: Rudolph George-P27574 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Копия: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Тема: Re: JESS: A modest proposal
> Дата: 23 февраля 2000 г. 22:52
>
> I think Rudolph George-P27574 wrote:
> >
> > One theoretical question is what are the intended semantics of
modifying an
> > existing fact?
> > Is it a new fact (with a new id), or the same fact (with the same id)?
>
>
> I think by far most new users expect it to be the same fact, and the
> fact that the id currently changes is jarring to them. This would
> absolutely be a more "object-oriented" approach.
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Ernest Friedman-Hill
> Distributed Systems Research Phone: (925) 294-2154
> Sandia National Labs FAX: (925) 294-2234
> Org. 8920, MS 9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> PO Box 969 http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov
> Livermore, CA 94550
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the
> list (use your own address!) List problems? Notify
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]'
in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the
list (use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
