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Re: What is coupling? [Was: 3 XML Design Principles]

• To: "Roger L. Costello" <costello@m...>
• Subject: Re: What is coupling? [Was: 3 XML Design Principles]
• From: Robert Koberg <rob@k...>
• Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 06:33:35 -0800
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Roger L. Costello wrote:
>>>>The Assignment element connects the Lot and Picker.  
>>>>["Assignment" is not really the correct name.  Can someone 
>>>>think of a better name?]
> 
> 
>>>Yes - Association.
> 
> 
>>Yes, I like that much better than Assignment.  Still, I am not quite
>>satisfied with Association.  It's such a general term.  
> 

hmmm... I wonder how the manager would say it. Would he say: "John is 
associated with lot 1" or perhaps "John is assigned to lot 1"

-Rob


> 
> Let me try to give a better explanation why I am uncomfortable with both
> Assignment and Association.  Suppose that Association is used:
> 
> <Association picker="John" lot="1"/>
> 
> Consider the task of stating the relationship between the Picker and the
> Lot.  How would you verbalize it?
> 
>    "The Picker is associated with the Lot"
> 
> What does that mean?  It's very vague, to the point of being meaningless.  I
> want the relationship to be more specific, e.g.,
> 
>    "The Picker is located on the Lot"
> 
> Perhaps, then, I should use this:
> 
> <LocatedOn picker="John" lot="1"/>
> 
> Hmm, that doesn't seem right either.  Suggestions?  /Roger
> 

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