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From: lutz@iks-jena.de (Lutz Donnerhacke)
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Subject: Re: Container reqs
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* Ted Dennison wrote:
>Is there anyone out there who really thinks that being able to handle such
>types is a requirement, given that you can still handle pointers to them,
>and doing so would complicate the facility for everyone?

*Raising a hand* I prefer mixins in order to prevent unnecessary pointers.