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From: doylep@ecf.toronto.edu (Patrick Doyle)
Subject: Re: What's wrong with OO (was: Opinions on Ellipse-Circle dilemma?)
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In article <331473C5.681B@msg.ti.com>,
Scott McWilliams  <jsm1@msg.ti.com> wrote:
>Mike Anderson wrote:
>> 
>> I think the one thread has answered the other.  This circle-ellipse
>> thing has been going on for a couple of months (atleast).  This is
>> what's wrong with OO - the inclination to develop some canonical model
>> of circles and ellipses and their relation.  There is no right answer,
>> but there are solutions to problems.  What's the problem?
>> 
>> ....Mike
>
>Finally!  Someone with some sense!  I agree wholeheartedly.  As a
>newcomer to Smalltalk, I started reading this newsgroup to try and learn
>a thing or two about the language and environment, not to listen to
>mindless dogmatic drivel.
>
>...Scott

  Woah, easy big fella.  We're not all having these discussions for your
personal benefit.  Some of us like the dogmatic drivel.  :-)

 -PD
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