Pete
12/11/2005 8:16:00 PM
Java: What type are you?
public final class Duck extends AbstractAnimal implements MayQuack, CanSwim
AbstractAnimal extends Lifeform
Lifeform extends Object
oh, well... hail to type-safety :-)
just say quack, god-damn-it !
On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:55:14 +0100, John Carter <john.carter@tait.co.nz>
wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Dec 2005, Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
>
>>
>> On Dec 10, 2005, at 1:47 PM, Daniel Berger wrote:
>>
>>> Trans wrote:
>>>> What did the Rubyist say to the duck?
>>>>
>>>> "What type are you?"
>>>> What did the duck say back?
>>>>
>>>> "Does it matter?"
>>>> T.
>>> Why did the duck cross the road?
>>> To respond to the other method.
>>> That, and the chicken retired.
>>> - Dan
>>
>>
>> If a duck quacks in the woods... Does anyone.respond_to? his calls?
>
>
> You guys are Quacking me up. This is riDuckulous!
>
> Anyhoo, a Javadroid would say "What type are you?" and the Ruby duck
> would give that reply.
>
> A Rubyist would say, "If I asked you to Quack, would you respond?" Or
> using the postfix "unless"...
>
> "Quickly Quack unless have Qualms!"
>
> ...and promptly get nibbled to death by Ducks.
>
> I'll Quit now and go Quietly with no more Quirks.
>
>
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>
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>
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