[PD] Abstractions x Externals

[Alexandre Porres]

I didn't say they strictly are, but that they can be (as with list-abs).

alex

2011/2/16 Mathieu Bouchard <matju at artengine.ca>

> On Tue, 15 Feb 2011, Alexandre Porres wrote:
>
>  > Btw-- the manual makes a distinction between> "abstractions"
>> and "externs".
>>
>> But it shouldn't, right? I mean, it's not real in practice, for
>> abstractions can be externals...
>>
>
> Which definitions are you using ?
>
> I've never seen « abstractions are externals » nor anything that would
> imply it.
>
> I tried introducing the word « class » in users' vocabulary, to include
> both abstraction definitions and external definitions under a same word, and
> using the word « object » to mean instances of either, but there is still
> some resistance to using industry-standard vocabulary instead of whatever
> the MAX manuals coughed up, for example.
>
> It would be good if you stated the definitions you use. It'd help me
> understand how « abstractions are externals » can be a true statement.
>
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