Re: I suppose the idea of classes and inheritance is

Genome wrote:
"Maarten Wiltink" <maarten@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:452a0540$0$4517$e4fe514c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Genome" <mrspamizgood@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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New classes inherit the strange qualities from the old ones unless
that was fixed in the new class in which case there is a very good
chance that you have to rewrite and then the old quality has been
warped into some different sort of quality and, of course the new
class introduces new qualities all of its own.

For Fucks Sake.

This is not evolutionary.... it's *** mixed with molasses.

Um... do sit down, and is there anything you'd like to talk to us
about?

Let me suggest that it's not about code, but about design. Better
design can do a lot to reduce the strangeness of your base classes.

In your terms, fix the ***. Don't just stir in the molasses.

One of the mantras of good (better than me) designers seems to be
that an outside resemblance is _not_ sufficient reason for an
inheritance relationship. There has to be more to it.

Groetjes,
Maarten Wiltink




Yes.... I see your point?

(Note... I am not at the level of producing my own classes. If I was then my TGetTittyPictures would be the best TGetTittyPictures on the planet.)
and if your TgetTittyPictures loaded a flat chest does it generate an
exception ? :)


Good design involves using unbroken things.

If it aint broke don't fix it.
If it is broke don't use it.
If it was broke and you fixed it then it became broken again someone else fixed it.
If you fix it again you will find someone else broke it in a different way.

so what your saying is, if you want to get it done rite you must do it your self?

Or are you saying 'There must be a 'rational' reason for it.'

My reference to the molasses was porting a Delphi 4 project to Turbo Delphi. Nice interface, same old stuff in background with different behaviour. Mind you I wouldn't be surprised if it has a lot to do with the lack of structure in my brane, which is really no excuse for things doing stupid things.

I guess I just have a different form of mental impairment.

no comment here.!


......Why has my application become all flashy? Flashy: Do something, everything else tries to resize itself before becoming the size it was in the first place.

Ah well, I suppose that's why we need programmers. They are the people who take a lot of time to sort out the strangeness. You should ignore me, I'll figure it out sometime.

no problem. i wasn't reading it anyways!

Oooooh but if you want to have a play....

function DirectoryName(Name: String): Boolean;
var
Count: Integer;
begin
DirectoryName := True;
For Count := 0 to Length(Name)-1 do;
begin
Case Name[Count] of
'a'..'z': ;
'A'..'Z': ;
'0'..'9': ;
'_' : ;
else
DirectoryName := False;
end;
end;
end;

With name := fff#

Returns false

With name :=fff#fff

Returns true

It's got to be something simple.......

you mean this.
X := 0;
Repeat
Inc(x);
DirectorName := UpperCase(Name[x]) in ['A'..'Z','_','0'..'9'];
Until Not DirectorName;



DNA


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