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> I can't imagine how this isn't exactly me or someone else thinks about a car. I think it's more likely that you think this is how you think about the car bec

> I can't imagine how this isn't exactly me or someone else thinks about a car. I think it's more likely that you think this is how you think about the car because you think it makes sense to think about a car that way. In reality if I recall correctly when we have a goal of "going somewhere" we don't see "objects" we see "obstacles and tools which overcome obstacles". Specifically you don't see what a car is (a lump of metal which moves with you inside) but rather you see what a car means (a tool which can be used to overcome the obstacle of distance). Although honestly I can't come up with what to look for on the net to source this information and I currently don't have time to do it. > The only reason you don't think you think about that, is because your self-conception apparently delegates the process to your reflexes. But if you have explain to someone how this happens, you reflexively dive and give some English equivalent to your narative above. Even if that is the case, I don't see how an English explanation can map onto an object model. It more closely approximates a procedural model. To point directly at the problem: Does the car contain me or am I riding the car? How do you describe this concept using objects? When you think of the car as a tool rather than a thing it becomes obvious: The car is a function which transforms some data <me> by changing the position from one place to another. With this approach I am no longer stuck trying to work out if I the car object has to have a add_driver() method or if I should have an ride_car() method.

meheleventyone 6y ago
> To point directly at the problem: Does the car contain me or am I riding the car? How do you describe this concept using objects? When you think of the car as a tool rather than a thing it becomes obvious: The car is a function which transforms some data <me> by changing the position from one place to another. With this approach I am no longer stuck trying to work out if I the car object has to have a add_driver() method or if I should have an ride_car() method. Both and as someone who has implemented vehicle logic in a game before you usually want to model both. You’ve done the classic programmer thing of creating an abstraction over the grisly details with ride_car which is great if you’re just representing the fact abstractly but if not someone still needs to care about the details and model them. An abstract version is great then for example if you're planning but it doesn't remove the need to build the details out.

meheleventyone 6y ago

> To point directly at the problem: Does the car contain me or am I riding the car? How do you describe this concept using objects? When you think of the car as a tool rather than a thing it becomes obvious: The car is a function which transforms some data <me> by changing the position from one place to another. With this approach I am no longer stuck trying to work out if I the car object has to have a add_driver() method or if I should have an ride_car() method. Both and as someone who has implemented vehicle logic in a game before you usually want to model both. You’ve done the classic programmer thing of creating an abstraction over the grisly details with ride_car which is great if you’re just representing the fact abstractly but if not someone still needs to care about the details and model them. An abstract version is great then for example if you're planning but it doesn't remove the need to build the details out.