Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit4.readnews.com!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Eric Sosman" Subject: Re: multiple inheritance Message-ID: <501AC32B.55939.calajapr@time.synchro.net> X-Comment-To: bob smith Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer In-Reply-To: <501AC32B.55937.calajapr@time.synchro.net> References: <501AC32B.55937.calajapr@time.synchro.net> X-FTN-AREA: COMP.LANG.JAVA.PROGRAMMER X-FTN-MSGID: 1:261/38 317dbc8d X-FTN-REPLY: 1:261/38 5a84727a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98] Lines: 26 Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:11:59 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.21.70.65 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1343934719 69.21.70.65 (Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:11:59 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:11:59 CDT Organization: tds.net Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:16978 To: bob smith From: Eric Sosman On 8/1/2012 10:28 PM, bob smith wrote: > Why doesn't Java support multiple inheritance? To discourage formation of a Kennefeller dynasty? Because diamonds are a girl's best friend but a programmer's biggest headache? The web is full of pages discussing the pros and cons of Java's choice. Perhaps you should read a few of them and then (if so moved) post "Excuse E for omitting multiple inheritance seems unconvincing to me for reasons R1 and R2, despite supporting arguments S1 through S9. Here's a concrete example where I think R1 and R2 trump S* and overturn E; what do others think?" -- Eric Sosman esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) --- Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24