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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: XML DOM Binding for Ada 95 - matter of style
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"Matthew Heaney" <matthewjheaney@earthlink.net> writes:

> "Preben Randhol" <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> wrote in message
> news:slrnbihv85.4jd.randhol+abuse@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no...

> > I thought one of the problems with Booch was that it was using
> > tagged types too much. Does Charles also use this approach?
> 
> One problem is that you have to make two instantiations: one for the
> root package, in which the root type is declared, and another, for
> the child package in which the actual container (derived) type is
> declared.  This is a royal pain.
                       ^^^^^^^^^^

I would say "mildly tedious", but then I would, wouldn't I!

It's not clear to me that this is a consequence of using tagged
types?? perhaps .. anyway, what people complain about, until they've
got used to it or developed a tool to generate the code for them, is
the instantiating, not the taggedness.