Re: Nature of traits

2003-12-21 Thread Luke Palmer
Jonathan Lang writes: > I've just been rereading the recent discussions, and I noticed something > that I missed the first time: > > Larry Wall wrote: > > Traits are not definitional but rather operationally defined in the > > worst way. That's why traits are renegade roles. They don't play by

Nature of traits

2003-12-21 Thread Jonathan Lang
I've just been rereading the recent discussions, and I noticed something that I missed the first time: Larry Wall wrote: > Traits are not definitional but rather operationally defined in the > worst way. That's why traits are renegade roles. They don't play by > the rules. In other words, a