Re: PrimitiveObject interface

2021-01-13 Thread Dan Smith
A couple of notes from the EG meeting discussion. > On Jan 5, 2021, at 12:11 PM, Dan Smith wrote: > > We've wondered whether there are use cases to justify the second interface. > Having gained some experience in this system, I think it's safe to say there > will be. For example, an abstract c

Re: PrimitiveObject interface

2021-01-06 Thread Dan Smith
Replies to some helpful feedback on the observers list: > On Jan 6, 2021, at 4:46 AM, Gernot Neppert wrote: > > Hi Dan, > > a while ago on this mailing list, there already was a discussion about the > necessity of two complementary interfaces. > > IIRC, consent was obtained that, since "Ident

PrimitiveObject interface

2021-01-05 Thread Dan Smith
A design change I'd like to propose: in addition to the IdentityObject interface, let's have a complementary PrimitiveObject interface. Like IdentityObject, the PrimitiveObject interface can be extended/implemented explicitly or, sometimes, implicitly. Some language rules: - Every