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From: doylep@ecf.toronto.edu (Patrick Doyle)
Subject: Re: Interface/Implementation (was Re: Design by Contract)
Date: 1997/09/06
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In article <JSA.97Sep5131901@alexandria.organon.com>,
Jon S Anthony <jsa@alexandria.organon.com> wrote:
>
><and this somebody continues>
>> > , often due to compilation dependencies. IMO, there's no excuse
>> > for imposing dependency-related >ordering in an age of multi-pass
>> > compilation.
>
>And this is just plain wrong.  Any particular reason why you feel the
>need to go around spouting obvious falsehoods?  Also, multi-pass
>compilation has existed for over 30 years (probably longer) so this is
>just plain irrelevant.

So you think there exists a reason to impose dependency-related
ordering?

>These two bits end up making you look completely clueless...

Boy, Jon, we really could have done without this wisecrack.

 -PD
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