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From: Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 11:06:02 -0600
Subject: Re: Updated blog post on how to use super()
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On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Billy Mays <noway@nohow.com> wrote:
> What it does is clear to me, but why is it interesting or special isn't.
> =A0This looks like a small feature that would be useful in a handful of c=
ases.

Well, I agree with you there.  The complexity introduced by super
typically outweighs the benefits it provides, IMO.  The only time when
it is really necessary is in non-trivial diamond inheritance
situations (to avoid calling the same method on some base class more
than once), and in those cases I think it is simply better to not use
multiple inheritance in the first place.

Cheers,
Ian