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0 pointslocalhost80001y ago0 comments

We could say that mutability (or having functions/methods/etc) is part of the object’s identity.

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I consider identity to be an object that is exclusively itself, and knows what it is. You can treat it in an opaque manner, and its own identity will dictate how external stimulus works on it.

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0 pointslocalhost80001y ago0 comments

We could say that mutability (or having functions/methods/etc) is part of the object’s identity.

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ChrisMarshallNY1y ago

I consider identity to be an object that is exclusively itself, and knows what it is. You can treat it in an opaque manner, and its own identity will dictate how external stimulus works on it.

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