From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fac41,2c6139ce13be9980 X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,2c6139ce13be9980 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,3d3f20d31be1c33a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: f43e6,2c6139ce13be9980 X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public From: nospam@thanks.com.au (Don Harrison) Subject: Re: Interface/Implementation (was Re: Design by Contract) Date: 1997/09/11 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 271505667 Sender: news@syd.csa.com.au X-Nntp-Posting-Host: dev50 References: <5v7mhr$meo$2@flood.weeg.uiowa.edu> Organization: CSC Australia, Sydney Reply-To: nospam@thanks.com.au Newsgroups: comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.eiffel Date: 1997-09-11T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Robert S. White wrote: : Don seems to be using the word orthogonal in a common usage i.e "right :angles" per the root of the Greek word "orthos" (straight, regular, upright, :correct, standard). [..] :In the context of :Don's use it seems the word orthogonal is being used to say that the :reason behind the functionality purpose is at "right angles" to that :of the visibility purpose. Yes, that's what I mean. Just quietly, my understanding of the word in the CS sense is gleaned solely from its (mis)use on Usenet. So, if I got it wrong, I can, at least, blame someone else. :) Don. (Reverse to reply) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Don Harrison au.com.csa.syd@donh