http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticity
On Feb 20, 2012, at 2:26 AM, Ben Coman wrote:
> St��phane Ducasse wrote:
>> I would like to get from you why you use Pharo?
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>> After thinking a lot about that recently I think that I would like to have something like that:
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>> Pharo a plastic language to build evolvable and debuggable applications. With Pharo and its ecosystem you can build powerful tools (web application, data management, business processes���). ��Pharo philosophy is driven by domain driven design. Modeling is agile. Pharo is an executable modeling language. Pharo is not only a language but an infrastructure with powerful tools like Moose.
>> �� �� ��Plastic = "(in science and technology) of or relating to the permanent deformation of a solid without fracture by the temporary application of force."
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> I agree with your usage of "plastic", but there are some unfortunate english slang associations that you might want to stay away from...
> "General term for a fake, or in reference to a shallow person."
> http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/plastic
Yes I looked at that and I was not happy with it.
resilience may be better
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> Perhaps "ductile" would suit the same purpose.
> "able to undergo change of form without breaking"
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ductile
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> There is also "malleable" (but I think the shorter syllables of ductile is nicer to read)
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/malleable
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> cheers, -ben
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>> Pharo: ease of modeling, essence of agile, close to objects all the time.
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