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From: Simon Kinahan <simonk@cadence.com>
Subject: Re: Types, types: static vs. dynamic -- classification
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rtor@ansa.co.uk (Owen Rees) wrote:
>If you claim that types and classes are the same, what would you call
>whatever it is that has changed when you use 'addSelector'?

A dynamic change in type. Type does not have to be a static (ie compile
time) concept, it can be a run-time (dynamic) one.

Simon

