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Re: multiple inheritance

From Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: multiple inheritance
Date 2012-08-01 21:07 -0700
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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@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-08-01 19:28 -0700
  Re: multiple inheritance markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-01 20:07 -0700
    Re: multiple inheritance Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-08-01 21:07 -0700
  Re: multiple inheritance Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-01 23:12 -0400
  Re: multiple inheritance Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-08-01 23:41 -0400
    Re: multiple inheritance Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-02 01:05 -0700
    Re: multiple inheritance Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-12 23:15 -0400
  Re: multiple inheritance Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-08-02 01:10 -0700
    Re: multiple inheritance Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-12 23:08 -0400
      Re: multiple inheritance Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-08-12 20:19 -0700
        Re: multiple inheritance Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-17 22:33 -0400
      Re: multiple inheritance Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-08-13 05:55 -0500
        Re: multiple inheritance markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-13 07:58 -0700
        Re: multiple inheritance Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-17 22:38 -0400
  Re: multiple inheritance Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-08-02 10:12 +0200

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