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From: Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
Subject: Re: Ada Successor Language
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 20:48:11 -0700
Date: 2018-06-28T20:48:11-07:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lgay1cec.fsf@nightsong.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 39b42dbe-0e74-4855-9291-bbf5a193c3b4@googlegroups.com

"Dan'l Miller" <optikos@verizon.net> writes:
> It is.  There are about a half dozen of the big causes of landmines in
> the landmine-field that is C++.  Slicing is perhaps the most
> potent/pernicious/silent of those big-6.

I don't understand the exact reasons but the functional-programming
community tends to dislike subtypes altogether, preferring bounded
polymorphism (Num a => sum :: [a] -> a) to accomplish somewhat similar
goals.  Maybe slicing is one of the issues.  But I think it's more of
an obstacle to type inference.

Because of that same FP indoctrination, in C++ I tend to use generics
where it might be possible to use OO instead.  Does that avoid the
hazards of slicing?  Of course it has its own hassles, but once you
get something to compile it tends to do the right thing.

  reply	other threads:[~2018-06-29  3:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 212+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-06-02  4:43 Ada Successor Language Shark8
2018-06-02  6:52 ` Luke A. Guest
2018-06-04  2:27   ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-04 21:06   ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-05 12:31     ` Lucretia
2018-06-02  8:12 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-02 12:14   ` Mehdi Saada
2018-06-02 12:43     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-03  7:39       ` Safety of user-defined operators (was: Ada Successor Language) G.B.
2018-06-03  7:58         ` Safety of user-defined operators Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-02 12:57     ` Ada Successor Language Luke A. Guest
2018-06-04 21:17       ` Randy Brukardt
2018-06-02 13:48 ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-03 10:01 ` ric.wai88
2018-06-03 13:04   ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-03 13:09   ` Shark8
2018-06-03 15:14     ` Lucretia
2018-06-03 15:09   ` Lucretia
2018-06-03 15:14     ` ric.wai88
2018-06-03 15:16       ` Lucretia
2018-06-03 15:22         ` ric.wai88
2018-06-03 15:31           ` Lucretia
2018-06-03 15:41             ` ric.wai88
2018-06-03 15:54     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-03 16:43     ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2018-06-04  5:01       ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2018-06-04  7:19         ` Simon Wright
2018-06-04  7:44           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-04 13:53             ` Björn Lundin
2018-06-04 16:54             ` G. B.
2018-06-04 19:37               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-04 22:12                 ` G.B.
2018-06-05  7:18                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-04 13:25           ` Lucretia
2018-06-04 14:08           ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-04 14:55             ` Lucretia
2018-06-26 13:58         ` jm.tarrasa
2018-06-26 18:44           ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2018-06-03 18:44     ` Björn Lundin
2018-06-03 19:37     ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-03 23:56       ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-04  0:24         ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-04  0:41           ` Ben Bacarisse
2018-06-04  2:01         ` ric.wai88
2018-06-05 16:46     ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2018-06-06 21:02       ` gautier_niouzes
2018-06-08 10:03         ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2018-06-04  3:19 ` John Smith
2018-06-04 20:56 ` Mehdi Saada
2018-06-04 21:14 ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-05  0:17   ` Shark8
2018-06-05 16:01     ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-18  3:31     ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-18  6:58       ` Björn Lundin
2018-06-18 12:33         ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-18 19:16       ` Niklas Holsti
2018-06-18 19:28         ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-18 20:22         ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2018-06-18 20:45           ` Niklas Holsti
2018-06-18 21:20             ` Shark8
2018-06-18 21:27               ` ric.wai88
2018-06-18 21:51                 ` Shark8
2018-06-22 11:14                 ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2018-06-18 22:23               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-18 22:36                 ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-19  0:10                   ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-19 20:32                     ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-19 20:37                       ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-20  8:30                     ` Marius Amado-Alves
2018-06-19  7:58                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-19 19:19                     ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-19 19:30                       ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-19 19:39                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-19 20:30                         ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-20  7:13                           ` Simon Wright
2018-06-29 20:11                             ` Randy Brukardt
2018-06-20  7:59                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-22 11:14                             ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2018-06-23 19:21                             ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2018-06-24  8:34                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-24  9:19                                 ` J-P. Rosen
2018-06-25  7:00                                   ` briot.emmanuel
2018-06-25  8:23                                   ` Marius Amado-Alves
2018-06-29 20:20                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2018-06-25  8:58                               ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2018-06-25  9:19                                 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2018-06-25 12:41                                 ` J-P. Rosen
2018-06-25 14:03                                   ` Niklas Holsti
2018-06-25 14:21                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-25 14:44                                       ` J-P. Rosen
2018-06-25 15:19                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-25 16:21                                           ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-26  7:44                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-26 13:59                                               ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-26 14:05                                                 ` ric.wai88
2018-06-26 15:38                                                   ` Simon Wright
2018-06-26 16:50                                                     ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-26 17:25                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-26 18:47                                                         ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-26 19:29                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-26 20:03                                                             ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-26 20:59                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-29  3:11                                                               ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-29  3:37                                                                 ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-29  3:48                                                                   ` Paul Rubin [this message]
2018-06-29  7:29                                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-29  7:20                                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-29 13:25                                                                   ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-29 17:39                                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-29 19:46                                                                       ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-29 21:36                                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-29 22:21                                                                           ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-26 21:15                                                     ` Niklas Holsti
2018-06-27  7:07                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-26 14:17                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-26 14:42                                                   ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-26 14:47                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-26 21:01                                                 ` Niklas Holsti
2018-06-26 22:03                                                   ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-27  2:28                                                     ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-27  2:58                                                       ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-27  7:15                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-27 16:33                                                       ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-27 19:11                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-25 18:05                                           ` J-P. Rosen
2018-06-26  7:42                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-25 19:32                                         ` Niklas Holsti
2018-06-25 19:16                                       ` Niklas Holsti
2018-06-25 20:13                                         ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-25 20:52                                           ` Niklas Holsti
2018-06-26  7:57                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-26 20:16                                     ` J-P. Rosen
2018-06-26 20:49                                       ` Niklas Holsti
2018-06-26 21:09                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-29 20:35                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2018-06-25 14:18                                   ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2018-06-29 20:47                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2018-06-29 20:23                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2018-07-02  9:37                                   ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2018-06-29 20:17                             ` Randy Brukardt
2018-06-29 22:11                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-29 22:36                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2018-06-30  8:34                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-19 21:07                         ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-20  7:33                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-22 11:13                             ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2018-06-22 16:02                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-25  8:20                                 ` Marius Amado-Alves
2018-06-26 17:20                                   ` Shark8
2018-06-26 17:42                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-25  8:21                                 ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-25  9:12                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-22 15:18                             ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-22 15:49                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-19  2:45                 ` Shark8
2018-06-19  7:50                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-19 15:35                 ` Shark8
2018-06-19  7:35               ` G. B.
2018-06-19 11:36                 ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-19 15:37                 ` Shark8
2018-06-19 17:07                   ` G. B.
2018-06-29 20:05               ` Randy Brukardt
2018-06-29 23:18                 ` Shark8
2018-07-03 21:39                   ` Randy Brukardt
2018-06-19  0:20         ` Lucretia
2018-06-19 11:51           ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-19 13:54             ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-06  9:13   ` Niklas Holsti
2018-06-08 16:28     ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-08 16:56       ` Mehdi Saada
2018-06-08 17:33       ` Shark8
2018-06-12  1:51         ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-12 15:23           ` Luke A. Guest
2018-06-12 15:44             ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-12 17:59               ` Luke A. Guest
2018-06-13 16:03                 ` Dan'l Miller
2018-06-13 16:20                   ` Luke A. Guest
2018-06-13 18:04               ` G. B.
2018-06-13  5:53             ` Shark8
2018-06-13  6:57               ` Simon Wright
2018-06-13 18:58                 ` Shark8
2018-06-13 19:19                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-14  3:19                     ` Lucretia
2018-06-14  7:26                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-14 11:25                         ` Lucretia
2018-06-14 12:22                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-15  3:35                             ` Lucretia
2018-06-15  7:20                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-15 16:03                                 ` Lucretia
2018-06-15 20:50                                   ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2018-06-15 11:38                     ` jm.tarrasa
2018-06-15 12:06                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-15 15:42                         ` J-P. Rosen
2018-06-15 17:30                           ` Simon Wright
2018-06-15 17:55                           ` jm.tarrasa
2018-06-15 19:58                             ` Shark8
2018-06-16  7:04                               ` Simon Wright
2018-06-16  9:14                               ` jm.tarrasa
2018-06-16 10:22                                 ` Simon Wright
2018-06-16 10:50                                   ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2018-06-16 11:32                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-13 21:15                   ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-14  3:20                     ` Lucretia
2018-06-14  3:27                     ` Shark8
2018-06-14  5:17                       ` Paul Rubin
2018-06-14 21:00                   ` Randy Brukardt
2018-06-15  3:41                     ` Lucretia
2018-06-15  7:08                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2018-06-15  7:15                     ` Simon Wright
2018-06-14  8:51                 ` Marius Amado-Alves
2018-06-08 20:38 ` Mehdi Saada
2018-06-13  5:46   ` Shark8
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