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Subject: Re: multiple inheritance
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  To: bob smith
From: markspace <-@.>

On 8/1/2012 7:28 PM, bob smith wrote:
> Why doesn't Java support multiple inheritance?
>

The diamond problem.  I'm not really up on the details however.

I can tell you from hanging out on the lambda-dev list (Java 8 features) that 
Brian Goetz has pushed back strongly on any sort of multiple inheritance.  
Apparently the diamond problem is a real bear and introduces real complexity 
into both the compiler and the user code that can cause big problems in the 
long run.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_problem

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