From: jgg@evb.com (John Goodsen)
Subject: Re: testing Generics
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1993 18:59:58 GMT
Date: 1993-03-07T18:59:58+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1993Mar7.185958.5376@evb.com> (raw)
jeffe@osiris.CSS.GOV (Jeffery R. Etrick) writes:
>
>Generics is Ada-ese for reusable objects, much the same way that objects
>in
>C++ or other OOP languages. Once a reusable object has been tested, it
>should not have to be retested as it is imbedded into other applications.
>
Generics should not be related to C++ objects (classes) or similar concepts
in other OO languages. Generics are quite orthogonal classes and a welcome
augmentation to the power of classes. This is why C++ has (is) adopting
Template classes (inspired by Ada generics)...
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