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Subject: Re: Support for INheritance
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Date: 13 Jan 91 19:04:00 GMT
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Re: Note written 6:19 pm Jan 9, 1991 by mmiller@aconcagua.src.honeywell.com
> /* ---------- "Support for INheritance" ---------- */
> I've seen some things about the Ada 9X project, but don't know
> what it is doing.  Is it defining extensions to the language?
> IN particular, I am interested in the probablility of Ada
> supporting inheritance (ala C++) in the future.

There is a public requirements document for Ada 9X.  This
document suggests that the revised language should support
programming by specialization/generalization.
This is generally interpreted as being equivalent to 
inheritance and polymorphism ala C++.

There will be a public release of the first draft
of actual language change proposals within the
next few months, so stay tuned...

S. Tucker Taft
Ada 9X Mapping/Revision Team
Intermetrics, Inc.
Cambridge, MA  02138