From: Bryan@SIERRA.STANFORD.EDU (Doug Bryan)
Subject: Re: Design issue: Generics vs Private types
Date: Sat, 30-May-87 02:58:26 EDT [thread overview]
Date: Sat May 30 02:58:26 1987
Message-ID: <12306426253.12.BRYAN@Sierra.Stanford.EDU> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1158@wayback.UUCP
Don't discount generic packages without parameters too soon!! I think they
have a lot of important uses. You have to remember that packages can have
state, and getting a new, private (English meaning) state can be important.
Also, issues involving elaboration sometimes make a generic package with
no parameters make sense.
If anyone could find a use for a generic subprogram with now parameters,
now that would be a trick!
doug
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1987-05-26 22:09 Design issue: Generics vs Private types FMOORE
1987-05-29 13:40 ` Arny B. Engelson
1987-05-30 6:58 ` Doug Bryan [this message]
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