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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: Naming convention for classes?
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 12:36:18 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2004-02-04, Peter C Chapin <pchapin@sover.net> wrote:
> In article <fK1Ub.87451$U%5.467557@attbi_s03>, tmoran@acm.org says...
>
>> Remember that a package can contain more than one type definition, and
>> in general a package is a higher level of abstraction than any one of
>> its contents.
>
> Yes, I understand... although in the case where one is trying to build a 
> "class" in the sense meant by other object oriented languages, using a 
> package to wrap up a single type and its operations also seems to be 
> sensible as well. I can see that this is a matter of debate.

Why should one limit a package to contain a single type?

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