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Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
> Access type is a type as any other. If it has to be a
> member of Set_Element'Class why shouldn't it be?

Wrapping occurs, for example a set of ints will become a
set of int_also_set_element. As there might have to be
some implementation for int_also_set_element,
it can be much less convenient than having a set of plain
ints.

>>Have you read Bertrand Meyer's comparison? What do you think?
> 
> Any link?

This is a chapter in OOSC2. It's good to have a copy anyway.
http://archive.eiffel.com/doc/oosc/
>From this page there is a link to a sample chapter every now
and then. See the bottom of the page.