Re: Composition instead of inheritance

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From	Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
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Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> writes:

> Carl Banks wrote:
> > That's not what we mean by composition. Composition is when one
> > object calls upon another object that it owns to implement some of
> > its behavior. Often used to model a part/whole relationship, hence
> > the name.
>
> Hmmm. Okay -- any ideas for a better term? Something that describes
> taking different source classes and fusing them into a new whole,
> possibly using single-inheritance... Frankenstein, maybe? ;)

(Remember that Frankenstein was not the monster, but the scientist.)

“Hybrid”?

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Ben Finney

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Re: Composition instead of inheritance Carl Banks <pavlovevidence@gmail.com> - 2011-04-28 15:35 -0700
  Re: Composition instead of inheritance Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-04-28 18:43 -0700
    Re: Composition instead of inheritance Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-04-29 13:44 +1000
      Re: Composition instead of inheritance Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com> - 2011-04-29 11:23 +0200
  Re: Composition instead of inheritance MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-04-29 03:14 +0100
  Re: Composition instead of inheritance James Mills <prologic@shortcircuit.net.au> - 2011-04-29 13:16 +1000
  Re: Composition instead of inheritance Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2011-04-28 20:58 -0700
    Re: Composition instead of inheritance Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-04-29 14:14 +1000
  Re: Composition instead of inheritance John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2011-04-28 22:10 -0700
  Re: Composition instead of inheritance Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-04-29 13:39 -0700

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