Comments on: Identity-oriented Programming http://virtualsoul.org/blog/2006/05/12/identity-oriented-programming/ "I've proven who I am so many times the magnetic strip's worn thin" -- "Pacing the Cage" by Bruce Cockburn Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:38:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: dale http://virtualsoul.org/blog/2006/05/12/identity-oriented-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-5 dale Fri, 12 May 2006 18:01:16 +0000 http://virtualsoul.org/blog/2006/05/12/identity-oriented-programming/#comment-5 Thanks for the comment! I agree with you that there are many other good uses for identity. My intent was to discuss one way that identity can be used -- one good reason why to instantiate an identity. I did not mean to imply that that is the only reason. Thanks for the comment! I agree with you that there are many other good uses for identity.

My intent was to discuss one way that identity can be used — one good reason why to instantiate an identity. I did not mean to imply that that is the only reason.

]]> By: Eric Norman http://virtualsoul.org/blog/2006/05/12/identity-oriented-programming/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Eric Norman Fri, 12 May 2006 17:05:21 +0000 http://virtualsoul.org/blog/2006/05/12/identity-oriented-programming/#comment-4 I think you're coming real close to saying that we never care about identity unless we intend to associate privileges with it. I can think of another scenario where that might not be the case. Attributions. We care about identity to give an author or inventor credit for their creative efforts. It's a reputation enhancing mechanism. I'm not sure how much policy fits into this picture, except in a very general sense. I think you’re coming real close to saying that we never care about identity unless we intend to associate privileges with it. I can think of another scenario where that might not be the case.

Attributions. We care about identity to give an author or inventor credit for their creative efforts. It’s a reputation enhancing mechanism. I’m not sure how much policy fits into this picture, except in a very general sense.

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