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Jonathan Robie scripsit:
> I still don't understand this point. Could someone please illustrate with
> an example that uses several kinds of software processing data that uses
> datatypes, and showing how the presence of datatypes in that data prevents
> it from being used except in "specific tools, environments, and situations"?
It isn't the mere presence of datatype meta-information, of course. It's the
implicit requirement not to use the information in ways that contravene the
datatype.
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John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com> http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
"One time I called in to the central system and started working on a big
thick 'sed' and 'awk' heavy duty data bashing script. One of the geologists
came by, looked over my shoulder and said 'Oh, that happens to me too.
Try hanging up and phoning in again.'" --Beverly Erlebacher
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