20111226: A non-Thresh pun-off. We love puns.
Tsarvald tells you: Merry Christmas Ros!
You tell Tsarvald: You too!
Tsarvald tells you: I was going to say that at midnight Nashville time but I
was called away by a three-year-old with bad dreams about a red-suited man
sneaking into our house through the fireplace (why do we TELL our kids
these things?), and I fell asleep in his bed.
To Tsarvald: Rosuav snickers.
Tsarvald tells you: He's been here though; the milk and cookier are gone and
the whole xmas-tree corner of the living room is filled with wrapped
presents.
Tsarvald tells you: *cookies
You tell Tsarvald: How are the presents arranged? A heap, a stack, maybe a
tree?
Tsarvald tells you: Nothing of the sort.
Tsarvald tells you: It's just a huge array of objects, in this instance. If
you want to know more, my wife can give you some pointers.
Tsarvald tells you: A lot was bought off Amazon, where we kept a linked list.
To Tsarvald: Rosuav nods.
Tsarvald tells you: For now, it's static.
You tell Tsarvald: Don't make a hash of it.
Tsarvald tells you: I'll pause while that registers.
Tsarvald tells you: The only thing I worry about is the size of the heap. I
don't want my kids to become too... well, object oriented.
You tell Tsarvald: I shouldn't concern myself over that; after all, you do
expect them to inherit your methodologies.
Tsarvald tells you: I'd never heard the issue so well encapsulated; usually
it's just an abstraction to me.
Tsarvald tells you: Or maybe it's just semantics.
You tell Tsarvald: This sort of thing is usually taught in class.
Tsarvald tells you: My kids' school doesn't really push that method. I'd send
them a message about it, but I'm not too strong typing.
You tell Tsarvald: Perhaps you're employing the wrong interface. Remind the
school that they have a duty to be functional.
Tsarvald tells you: I've made a couple of calls and was very explicit. We're
going to have a scrum next week at the library. I'll let you know what
develops.
To Tsarvald: Rosuav gives it a thumbs up.