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From: mpost@gwis.com (mpost)
Subject: Re: Limitations of Ada
Date: 1996/08/08
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Spasmo (cosc19z5@Bayou.UH.EDU) wrote:
: Kazimir Majorinc (kmajor@jagor.srce.hr) wrote:
: : 5) Lack of multiple inheritance, see C++
: 
: There are those who would say this is an advantage.  Even in C++
: folks recommend that if you use multiple inheritance, you do so
: very sparingly and if I'm not mistaken there was serious consideration
: as to whether or not include this "feature" since many say it does
: more harm than good.  

Just a side note, I've been watching this thread as an interested student 
of computer science who knows C++ but currently has an internship with a 
DoD contractor doing Ada coding.  As far as MI goes, you're invited to 
check out a paper I wrote for my OOP class which discusses MI.  I found 
it to be an interesting topics and I welcome comments both on the subject 
and the paper.  The paper can be found on my homepage at 
http://w3.gwis.com/~mpost.

Mike