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| From | "Gene Wirchenko" <gene.wirchenko@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: multiple inheritance |
| Message-ID | <501C1562.56012.calajapr@time.synchro.net> (permalink) |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| References | <501C1561.56008.calajapr@time.synchro.net> |
| Date | 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000 |
| Organization | tds.net |
To: markspace
From: "Gene Wirchenko" <gene.wirchenko@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this>
To: markspace
From: Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net>
On Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:07:58 -0700, markspace <-@.> wrote:
>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.
Such a lovely name. The link does go into enough detail to
understand it.
>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
It also has a number of different handlings in MI languages so
there is not an obvious solution.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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multiple inheritance "bob smith" <bob.smith@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
Re: multiple inheritance "markspace" <markspace@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
Re: multiple inheritance "Gene Wirchenko" <gene.wirchenko@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
Re: multiple inheritance "Eric Sosman" <eric.sosman@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
Re: multiple inheritance "Joshua Cranmer" <joshua.cranmer@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
Re: multiple inheritance "Lew" <lew@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
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