Tweets for 2009-12-23
- RT @mamund: The Path to HTTP/REST Mastery http://ff.im/-dgknf #
- @psnively broken link. re: (formats need to be self describing) in reply to psnively #
- @jboner @davetron5000 @psnively Not sure why one has to declare one of JSON/XML better than other. JSON is fast/simple, XML is full featured in reply to jboner #
- @psnively Formats need to be self describing only in some (imo small minority) contexts. /cc @davetron5000 FWIW I love yaml too
in reply to psnively # - @psnively @davetron5000 I knew that .. was using XML for illustration. in reply to psnively #
- @psnively sometimes I like YAML since it inherently supports typing w/o writing extensions *and* stays simple (though has FQCN equivalent) in reply to psnively #
- @psnively For every time I've been bitten by that, there have been 5 times I haven't been. Thats the tough tradeoff/cc @jboner @davetron5000 in reply to psnively #
- An article on Closures http://ff.im/-dj8Mo #
- Object-Oriented Programming (Perhaps a bit simplistic conclusion?) http://ff.im/-dj8UZ #
- I wonder why only OO is referred to as polymorphic. Aren't functions also polymorphic (equivalent to a callable interface). ..contd.. #
- ..contd.. when I dispatch to a function from a hashtable of functions based on a key value – I am treating them polymorphically. Aren't I? #
- Even argument abt state doesn't hold when the functions are inner functions/closures thus having some state re: prev 2 tweets/polymorphism #
- Incidentally, FWIW inner functions with closure (eg decorators in python) often act as simple substitutes to otherwise simple objects. #
- @shanemccallum Nothing in particular .. thinking aloud. Essentially wondering why polymorphism is considered a OO trait only. in reply to shanemccallum #
- @psnively I look forward n welcome your "theory" lessons (Truth be told I am a Mech Engr/MBA turned to CS,no formal academics in CS ) in reply to psnively #