Re: Best Practices -- Naming Convention Question

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"42" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <L_2dnZ2dnZ31OlKdnZ2dnVuokt6dnZ2dRVn-zp2dnZ0@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
> nickmalik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>> Hi Dave
>>
>> This is with me trying my level best to come up with an example where I
>> would actually need to know that an item is a Monitor, but I can't figure
>> one.
>
> I found it amusing that you couldn't think of a scenario where we'd need
> to know what the parts actually are, when its self evident. You need to
> know what the parts of a computer are when you are modelling a computer.

I'm not sure if I should be insulted by your insinuation or just amused at
the fact that you seem to have completely missed the point.


> E.g. After the user selects the components, and we've composed them into
> a computer object, with motherboard, cpu, case, etc... the next logical
> step will be to try and boot the thing up. ;)

If you want to simulate a computer, you have little or no need to model the
parts. The BEHAVIOR of the parts, yes, but not the parts themselves,
because the parts are not pertinent to the BEHAVIOR of a computer.

Anyway, I'm signing off for a week. Either you get it or you don't. Good
luck.

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