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Subject: Re: Parameterless generic instance in place of opaque type instance
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 08:36:36 +0200
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Le Sun, 28 Jul 2013 07:49:36 +0200, Yannick Duch=C3=AAne (Hibou57)  =

<yannick_duchene@yahoo.fr> a =C3=A9crit:
> Just that I've not seen that pattern too much (to be honest, never), s=
o  =

> I would like to know if there are people here who already did this and=
  =

> what can be reported about this pattern on the long run.

The Ada 95 Q&S Guide mention this pattern, and seems to have no more to =
 =

say about it, not more than what is obvious:
http://www.adaic.org/resources/add_content/docs/95style/html/sec_8/8-3-5=
.html
They call this pattern, =E2=80=9CGeneric Abstract Data Object=E2=80=9D.

If this Q&S Guide mention it, it must have been used by some people  =

sometimes, so may be I'm just not wrong if I opt for this. The only issu=
e  =

then could be: do compilers handle this well? (without unnecessary  =

duplication).

I still welcome any comments, if there are some worth to be reported.

-- =

=E2=80=9CSyntactic sugar causes cancer of the semi-colons.=E2=80=9D [1]
=E2=80=9CStructured Programming supports the law of the excluded muddle.=
=E2=80=9D [1]
[1]: Epigrams on Programming =E2=80=94 Alan J. =E2=80=94 P. Yale Univers=
ity