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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: Inherited Methods and such
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:26:01 -0400
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Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homepage@gmail.com> writes:

> Let's also not forget that Initialize is useless as a constructor (and
> thus incomparable to C++) anyway due to the lack of parameters. But so-
> called "constructor functions" will not solve this problem.

I've lost track of this discussion (sorry -- it's gotten rather
philosophical at times!).  Could you please explain exactly what this
constructor problem is?  And why "constructor functions" do not solve
it?

Are there other languages (c++, perhaps?) that have a complete solution
to this problem?

Thanks.

- Bob