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On Jan 1, 12:41=A0pm, "Nasser Abbasi" <n...@12000.org> wrote:
> From "Object-Oriented programming and Java", =A0ISBN 981-308-396-4
>
> I am posting this on Ada group for comments, since Ada is well known for =
its
> static binding more than any other language I know.

Really? Ada allows dynamic binding as well via 'Class attribute.

>
> "Static binding is limited and may lead to difficulty in software
> maintenance. Dynamic binding, on the other hand, provides design flexibil=
ity
> and may enhance software maintainability"

One can say that software that is adaptable to changes is maintainable
in the sense that you don't have to change implemented code, just
write the necessary part that handles the change, for example due to a
new requirement.

Hugo