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[Ted Nelson <ted@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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>Also, "modular" is a *very* positive word for techies so you may want 
>to use it in presentations and *then* explain how applitudes make really
>cool modularity possible.

A most interesting point.  That never occurred to me.

ChrzT


At 03:56 AM 7/7/00 +0300, you wrote:
>> >Well, an applitude comes pretty close to a module, in fact.
>> 
>> In some ways.  But the boundary is fuzzier and there's deep
>>  overlap.  Hierarchy and encapsulation generally rule out deep
>>  overlap.
>> 
>> For instance, in the genealogy demo of my Norwegian
>>  relatives, all the cells for the people might already be present.
>>  So just connecting them embraces them within the applitude.
>
>Yes, absolutely. But explaining that it is *similar* but somewhat
>different will be much better when explaining it to people who know
>about modules and not applitudes.
>
>Also, "modular" is a *very* positive word for techies so you may want 
>to use it in presentations and *then* explain how applitudes make really
>cool modularity possible.
>
>	Tuomas
>
>
>
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