On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 3:57 PM, kam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Like you, I think almost everything could be done in python instead of using > dll/ocx components with the stupid requirement to > 'register' them. I wonder what idiot at Microsoft thought up that nonsense? >
Actually, it was the Digital model of COM that Microsoft chose to use. Like its competitor CORBA, there was some sense that new object interfaces needed to register themselves with a central repository. In effect, early binding versus late- or runtime binding. Like the arguments of strict vs loose typing or tabs v. spaces, it's a religious and philosophical argument. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
