Re: A working document

[... proxy vs interface ...]
> A proxy is a stand-in who acts in the name of someone. The image is
> simply a data structure representing some properties of the
> component B. An image is passive, a proxy is active. I think that I
> would rather prefer "interface" than "proxy" in our case, although
> both don't suit me.

A proxy represents an object/component, whether or not it is active.
And I don't think it is a good idea to let component A have an
`internal image' of component B: this introduces too much coupling
between both components! (Duplicating the `stte' of an component
somewhere in another component leads to untractable maintenance
problems sooner or later...)

Herman