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From: Loryn Jenkins <loryn@s054.aone.net.au>
Subject: Re: Which wastes more time? (Was Re: Software landmines (loops))
Date: 1998/09/12
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Jim Cochrane wrote:
> 
> I think you can basically consider the Role pattern as a synonym (or alias)
> for the State pattern.

They are definitely related, and look similar when diagrammed, but I
definitely think they are different 'patterns'. 

Loryn Jenkins