We use(d?) it a lot in AI (at least here in Europe?). I thought it came from English (like most computer words) never searched ;o) BTW not really surprised that it's derived from Latin.
Jacques ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Byers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 8:27 PM Subject: Re: json + prototype + ajax? > subsumed? I had never heard that word before. Thanks for the vocabulary > lesson. > > Main Entry: sub·sume > Pronunciation: s&b-'süm > Function: transitive verb > Inflected Form(s): sub·sumed; sub·sum·ing > Etymology: New Latin subsumere, from Latin sub- + sumere to take up -- > more at CONSUME > : to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : > encompass as a subordinate or component element <red, green, and > yellow are subsumed under the term "color"> > > -Al > > On 12/12/06, Ean Schuessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 12 December 2006 12:08, Yoav Shapira wrote: > > > Hi, > > > Talking about JavaScript toolkits is becoming like talking about > > > programming languages: it's an endless debate about religious > > > zealotry, really ;) > > > > > > Dojo is good, it works. Prototype is good, it works. Dojo is being > > > adopted as a standard by some Java libraries, like Struts 2 IIRC. > > > Prototype is a de-facto standard in the Ruby on Rails world. Hence my > > > first sentence above. > > > > > > As long as you're considering options for OFBiz, I'd throw another > > > candidate in the ring: jQuery (http://jquery.com/). It's a fantastic > > > little library that also works well, but importantly for me, solves my > > > biggest complaints about Dojo and prototype: size. Both Dojo and > > > prototype end up adding hundreds of KBs to the size of your web page. > > > Sure they might get cached on the client or elsewhere along the way, > > > but still, the software engineer in me hates the thought of all that > > > baggage. > > > > <trolling> > > We need something thin, like OFBiz! ;-) > > > > From a strategic point of view I think that Dojo has a lot of inertia > > developing in the Java community and that is going to pay off for us. > > Everyone with any sense knows that Ruby is doomed to be subsumed by the > > unstoppable Linux+Java stack since no one seriously believes that Linux+Ruby > > is a viable adversary against Windows+.NET. > > </trolling> > > > > Actually, this JQuery stuff looks intruiging. > > > > -- > > Ean Schuessler, CTO > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 214-720-0700 x 315 > > Brainfood, Inc. > > http://www.brainfood.com > >
