On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 10:18:27AM +0100, A. Pagaltzis wrote: > * Claes Jakobsson <cl...@surfar.nu> [2006-11-10 22:05]: > > Actually AWT stands for "Abstract Window Toolkit". Could this > > be because it sucks so much and does so little that you have to > > subclass it whether you want it or not? > > Is it abstract, or is it *indirect*? > > Indirection Is Not Abstraction > http://www.zedshaw.com/rants/indirection_is_not_abstraction.html
This is the best commentary on java / OO keyword/terminology I've seen in years. Thanks. -josh
