From: bill@valiant (R.A.L Williams)
Subject: C++ Envy
Date: 12 Jan 1995 09:39:11 GMT
Date: 1995-01-12T09:39:11+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3f2tbv$r5o@miranda.gmrc.gecm.com> (raw)
Look chaps, this is getting a bit silly. Assume that I want to change
the functionality of a piece of code that I've picked up from somewhere.
Why should I bother with sma****se tricks like the ones that have been
suggested? Why not dive in and hack the code! This technique also
works in Ada83 and Ada95!
The point about 'private' in C++ or Ada is that it is an indication to
the user that part of the interface is NOT meant to be mucked about with.
You, the user, still have to have sufficient self-discipline not to
muck around with it. As an added bonus, the compiler will tell you
if you do it by accident. That's what it's for -- to pick up mistakes!
Bill Williams
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1995-01-12 9:39 R.A.L Williams [this message]
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1995-01-16 18:48 ` C++ Envy Robert Dewar
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1995-01-20 5:30 ` Jay M Martin
1995-01-21 21:13 ` David O'Brien
1995-01-22 6:39 ` Jay M Martin
1995-01-23 14:37 ` Jules
1995-01-24 18:56 ` Robert A Duff
1995-01-25 15:19 ` Robert I. Eachus
1995-01-22 21:18 ` Robert Dewar
1995-01-23 22:03 ` Charles H. Sampson
1995-01-25 6:38 ` David O'Brien
1995-01-25 15:49 ` Jay Martin
1995-01-25 23:47 ` Jay Martin
1995-01-28 18:52 ` Chris Warack <sys mgr>
1995-01-30 16:44 ` Robert I. Eachus
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1995-01-05 17:12 SBS Engineering
1995-01-06 17:21 ` Huayong YANG
1995-01-09 16:13 ` Cyrille Comar
1995-01-10 4:07 ` Jay Martin
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