[Grace-core] [A Graceful Blog] Comment: "From Lancaster to Portland"

[James Noble]

> I  think that we agree on this.

yes! I think so too!  Well on the nil & None anyway...

> As Kim says, for any particular application, we may make a specific null object.  For example, for trees, we will need an EmptyTree object.  Again, as Kim says, we can give these objects useful operations, so EmptyTree can have a height.

yep - and that shouldn't conflict with a nil somewhere in a library a the medium or higher language level...

we'll still have to decide about brands.  and other stuff.

J