> I should note that in the next generation of archetypes and tooling, > archetype 'source' files for specialised archetypes will be > 'differential' in nature - i.e. valid ADL, but containing only added and > changed items from the parent, just as for subclasses in an > object-oriented programming environment.
This is excellent news - I was going to launch into a tirade this afternoon about how archetype specialisation requires repeating the whole parent definition, and how much more robust OO subclassing is because of the differential nature! Good thing I held off on my venting.. :) A while back there was talk of a confluence wiki being set up for storing of some of these thoughts?? Is anything happening in that area? I can help out if any admin is required - I just installed Jira and Confluence on my own machines.. Andrew
