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Subject: Re: troubles learning OOP: expected type "Parent.Some_Child",
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"Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org> writes:

> What you're learning is type extension. By far most of the questions
> on here where the language doesn't do what is expected deal with
> anonymous access types and type extension. That's because they're
> parts of the language that are counter-intuitive and confusing. You're
> doing both. Don't do that, and things will be much easier.
>
> But if you're taking a course and have to mess with type extension, at
> least you should avoid the access types.

I don't have a view one way or another about access types, but you
(Mehdi) should disregard this advice about avoiding type extension.