Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Proposal: base class

[Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, April 20, 2003, at 03:22  PM, Glotmorf wrote:

> On 4/20/03 at 12:34 PM Daniel Lepage wrote:
>
> > On Sunday, April 20, 2003, at 12:25  PM, Glotmorf wrote:
> >
> > > On 4/20/03 at 11:01 AM Daniel Lepage wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Saturday, April 19, 2003, at 03:57  PM, Glotmorf wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > {{ _We Got Class Now!_
> > > > >
> > > > > Create the following 2GC:
> > > > >
> > > > > {{ _Base_
> > > > >
> > > > > Inherits from: (none)
> > > > >
> > > > > Properties: (none)
> > > > >
> > > > > Methods:
> > > > >
> > > > > - Create: Create a 2GO that inherits from Base 2GC.
> > > > >
> > > > > - Destroy: The 2GO ceases to exist.
> > > > >
> > > > > }}
> > > > >
> > > > > }}
> > > >
> > > > What exactly is the objective of 2GCs?
> > >
> > > Two objectives.  One is to provide inheritance to 2GOs, so that you
> > > can declare a type of object without creating the particular object.
> > > The other is to provide inheritance to other 2GCs, so that you may
> > > have objects of a general type, but some special-case objects that 
> > > are
> > > like the general type but different.
> > >
> > > You can create a grid object class, then a gnome class that inherits
> > > from that, then a sheep gnome class that inherits from that, then
> > > actual individual sheep gnomes.
> >
> > But we have that already. We've got a definition for generic 'Grid
> > Objects'; Gnomes are specified by the rules to be a type of Grid
> > Object; sheep gnomes are specified by the rules to be a type of gnome;
> > individual sheep gnomes are instances of the type defined in the sheep
> > gnome rule.
>
> Yes, but those things are embedded in the ruleset.  2GCs would be in 
> their own separate set, making the ruleset simpler and objects and 
> their definitions grouped together.
>
> Thought we talked about this...?

Yes, but when I sat down to try and rewrite a few objects as 2GCs, I 
realized that I was basically just copying right out of the rule; we 
might as well just store that rule somewhere else.

--
Wonko

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