Re: [xml-dev] RE: Avoid Case Analyses

["Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>]

On 10/7/12 9:34 AM, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I just had an epiphany:
>
> Case analyses is essentially using examples to define a function (or
> in the case of a specification to specify a behavior).
>
> A friend of mine frequently reminds me that examples should never be
> used to define or specify, they should only be used to illustrate.
>
> This epiphany has given me a deeper insight into why Professor Bird
> admonishes cases analyses.

It depends on the complexity of the project.  For simple projects, 
examples are completely the sanest way to examine structures.  Their 
value diminishes rapidly with massive variation, however.

(That's true of many approaches, of course...)

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Simon St.Laurent
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