[cap-talk] Demonstrations and explanations (was: Re: Avoid overconfidence)

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Pierre THIERRY wrote:

> But the available documentation is nowhere near usable
> to get a grip on what capabilities are and how to use
> them practically.
> 
> The various scientific papers are only useful when you
> already have some understanding of the subject, or when
> you are prepared to read an awful lot of material.
> 
> One year ago, I wanted to use a capability design in one
> of my software developments, because I could see that
> it could help make it more flexible, but I realized I
> absolutely didn't know where to begin to do that.
> 
> A book about capability discipline and capability design
> would be great.

That's certainly true.  I've been lurking at the fringes of
capability thinking for years (in a part-time not very
dedicated way) thinking how unclear the beginners' material is.
I've just ordered the Levy book.

I now seem to have both the tools and the opportunity to
try a small project involving some capabilities (but not
solely based on them) and see how it goes down with the users.
I hope I can update you in a month or two.