Re: Constructing by classwide type

["Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>]

"Alejandro R. Mosteo" <alejandro@mosteo.com> wrote in message 
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> I've been under the same circumstances recently and wondered the same. I 
> hope you get some informed answers. Until date, I have noticed no 
> drawbacks and all the advantages you mention.

I don't think there is AN answer. Unless you have to satisfy someone who is 
worshipping a the church of OOP, the best design is the one that works for 
your application, minimizes unnecessary coupling, and makes as many errors 
as possible detectable at compile-time. Use ALL of the features of Ada to 
get there, both OOP and non-OOP features. (Case completeness checks make a 
big difference in being able to modify non-OOP variant record types 
safely -- I find no obvious difference in maintainability between the 
Janus/Ada compiler [designed before OOP was a 'thing'] and the Claw Builder 
[a pure OOP design]. Indeed, incremental development is easier on Janus/Ada 
as usually one doesn't need to write as much code to get it to compile/run.

Anyway, in programming design, there is no one right answer. Ada has a big 
toolbox, it makes sense to use it all.

                                               Randy.