http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticity Am 20.02.2012 09:24 schrieb "Stéphane Ducasse" <[email protected]>:
> > On Feb 20, 2012, at 2:26 AM, Ben Coman wrote: > > > Stéphane Ducasse wrote: > >> I would like to get from you why you use Pharo? > >> > >> > >> > >> After thinking a lot about that recently I think that I would like to > have something like that: > >> > >> Pharo a plastic language to build evolvable and debuggable > applications. With Pharo and its ecosystem you can build powerful tools > (web application, data management, business processes…). Pharo philosophy > is driven by domain driven design. Modeling is agile. Pharo is an > executable modeling language. Pharo is not only a language but an > infrastructure with powerful tools like Moose. > >> Plastic = "(in science and technology) of or relating to the > permanent deformation of a solid without fracture by the temporary > application of force." > >> > > I agree with your usage of "plastic", but there are some unfortunate > english slang associations that you might want to stay away from... > > "General term for a fake, or in reference to a shallow person." > > http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/plastic > > > Yes I looked at that and I was not happy with it. > > resilience may be better > > > > > > Perhaps "ductile" would suit the same purpose. > > "able to undergo change of form without breaking" > > http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ductile > > > > There is also "malleable" (but I think the shorter syllables of ductile > is nicer to read) > > http://www.thefreedictionary.com/malleable > > > > cheers, -ben > > > >> Pharo: ease of modeling, essence of agile, close to objects all the > time. > >> Stef > >> > >> > > > > > > >
