At 11:05 AM 12/4/2002 -0700, Uche Ogbuji wrote:
> > I still don't understand this point. Could someone please illustrate with
> > an example that uses several kinds of software processing data that uses
> > datatypes, and showing how the presence of datatypes in that data prevents
> > it from being used except in "specific tools, environments, and
> situations"?
> >
> > Please be as concrete as possible.
>
>Sorry, but right after vacation, I have no time to rise to this bait.
>
>We've had this conversation *numerous* times before. In fact, I'd say it's a
>bona fide perma-thread.
Pointers to concrete examples in the previous discussions would be quite
satisfactory.
I agree that this has been a perma-thread. I don't recall many concrete
examples, and that's what I'm asking for, but I could be wrong, and I am
more than happy to look at any examples people can point me to.
Jonathan
