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Whoever wrote mx.core.Container is awesome
Found this comment inside Container.as while working on a custom component:
Although at the level of a Flash DisplayObjectContainer, all
children are equal, in a Flex Container some children are “more
equal than others”. (George Orwell, “Animal Farm”)
Awesome
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January 15th, 2010 at 6:54 am
What’s awesome about quoting one of Orwell’s most famous line ?
A cat with a bob hat exchanging witticism about middle-east with a wood-legged wild pig …
that … would be
January 15th, 2010 at 6:54 am
…awesome.
March 2nd, 2010 at 6:23 pm
I recall reading this comment too. I think what makes this quote cool is the context of where the comment was written: making the distinction between the “rawChildren” and “children” of a Container object.
With that in mind, I think the quote is humorous and brightens your day of pouring through source code