On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 09:49:44AM -0600, Garrett Goebel wrote:
> Other common names for the proposed .id are:
>
> UUID: Universal Unique Identifier (DCE)
> GUID: Globally Unique Identfier (EFI)
>
> Of the 2, usage of "GUID" seems to be more common IMHO. Both of the above
> are identical in imple
On 12/13/02 10:49 AM, Garrett Goebel wrote:
> John Siracusa wrote:
>> Using the method/attribute named "id" for "this is
>> the same object" comparisons is just plain bad
>> Huffman coding. The "this is the same object"
>> method/attribute should have a name that reflects
>> the relative rarity of
John Siracusa wrote:
>
> I'm saying that there are many kinds of objects that
> naturally want to have an "id" method or attribute
> that has nothing whatsoever to do with "this is the
> same object" comparisons.
[...]
> Using the method/attribute named "id" for "this is
> the same object" compari
