Re: Did I write a good (efficient) program?

On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:20:56 -0500, "Rick Smith" <ricksmith@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>> If OO is a tool, and not a religion - he is free to use what parts are
>> useful to produce the desired product.
>>
>> Same thing with relational databases and 2x4s.
>
>If language is to be used for communication, then calling
>a combination of parts from a Toyota, a Ford, and a Yugo,
>a Mercedes-Benz, isn't going to communicate accurately the
>composite; though Toy-For-Yu would at least indicate a
>composite.

Good point - but I've never come across any shop that use Reuse or
class maintenance to the extent that were promised.    So should we
use the language to match the theory, or should we use the language to
match what actually happens?

Probably both - recognizing the imprecise nature of language, and
looking more closely.