From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Gnat: broken dispatch tables for interface types ?
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 10:10:58 +0200
Date: 2012-07-08T10:10:58+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <iqbn40vq6uns$.1ftz1lcr88qk0.dlg@40tude.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: jtbdd0$2mft$1@adenine.netfront.net
On Sun, 08 Jul 2012 00:38:05 -0700, Jeffrey Carter wrote:
>> On Sat, 7 Jul 2012 20:02:36 -0700 (PDT), rodakay@internode.on.net wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone had any success with interface types ?
>
> According to Randy Brukardt, ARG member and editor of the ARM, "Interfaces are
> worthless."
Yes, if he meant that interface is nothing but abstract tagged null record
plus some silly restrictions.
No, if he meant an ability to codify the interface of a type, multiple
inheritance, interface inheritance, generic programming.
--
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de
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2012-07-08 3:02 Gnat: broken dispatch tables for interface types ? rodakay
2012-07-08 6:53 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-07-08 7:38 ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-07-08 8:10 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2012-07-08 12:34 ` rodakay
2012-07-09 6:53 ` rodakay
2012-07-09 7:31 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-07-09 7:46 ` Rod Kay
2012-07-09 9:37 ` Simon Wright
2012-07-09 9:49 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-07-09 17:32 ` Simon Wright
2012-07-09 18:28 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-07-13 15:58 ` Robert A Duff
2012-07-08 17:41 ` Vadim Godunko
2012-07-09 7:34 ` Rod Kay
2012-07-08 23:45 ` sbelmont700
2012-07-10 7:02 ` Rod Kay
2012-07-10 11:09 ` Simon Wright
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