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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: Suggestion: Allow functions returning abstract types in certain
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Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 21:20:29 +0200
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On Sat, 24 May 2014 14:39:12 -0400, Robert A Duff wrote:

> "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> writes:
> 
>> Morale. Type semantics must be respected.
> 
> ?

No instances (abstract) means no instances. When typing gets broken you
never know where than may leak out. Ada would be a much safer language if
not these attempts to break typing for the sake imaginary advantages, which
never pay off.

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Dmitry A. Kazakov
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