On Jan 11, 2007, at 06:19 UTC, C. S. Wyatt wrote: > If the language is the official syntax, control statements, and some > standard libraries, what is the "framework" portion of RB versus the > language?
The framework is the set of classes and global methods that are built into RB. Things you could write yourself, or get from a plugin, except that you don't have to since they're built in. Examples include Dictionary, InStr, FolderItem, and Cos. (Note that the vast majority of what is in the "Language Reference" is actually framework, not language at all.) But I'll agree that the difference is sometimes subtle. In RB, Date is a class, part of the framework; but in VB, it's an intrinsic type, part of the language. Best, - Joe -- Joe Strout -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Verified Express, LLC "Making the Internet a Better Place" http://www.verex.com/ _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
