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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
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Frank J. Lhota wrote:

> I wish that we had the following functions defined in the Standard
> package:
> 
>     function Pred( X : Integer ) return Integer;
>     function Max( X, Y : Integer ) return Integer;
>     -- etc.
> 
> This would allow the programmer to re-define any of these attributes for
> types derived from Integer (or other predefined types).

True, but it is a very long way to go. For example, to have 'Max 
dispatching, you would immediately need true multiple dispatch - it has two 
parameters!

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
www.dmitry-kazakov.de