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Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages

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In article <mailman.843.1366412626.3114.python-list@python.org>,
 Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:02:00 -0400, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> declaimed
> the following in gmane.comp.python.general:
> 
> > PS: a great C++ interview question is, "What's the difference between a 
> > class and a struct?"  Amazing how few self-professed C++ experts have no 
> > clue.
> 
> 	It's been 15+ years but...
> 
> 	"class" defaults to private; " struct" defaults to public... (very
> simplified <G>)

You were doing well until you added the "very simplified" part :-)  That 
is indeed the only difference.

Many people are surprised that you can write member functions for 
structs.  Or that you can subclass (substruct?) them.

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Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Robert Harper <rwh@cs.cmu.edu> - 2013-04-18 17:14 -0400
  Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-04-19 12:00 +0000
    Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-04-19 09:07 -0400
      Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-19 23:33 +1000
        Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-04-19 11:31 -0400
          Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-20 01:40 +1000
            Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-04-19 12:02 -0400
              Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-04-19 16:16 +0000
                Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2013-04-19 12:41 -0400
                Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@googlemail.com> - 2013-04-20 00:50 -0700
                Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2013-04-19 16:38 +0000
              Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-04-19 19:03 -0400
                Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-04-19 19:40 -0400
      Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-04-19 16:37 +0000
        Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-04-19 19:37 -0400
          Re: [TYPES] The type/object distinction and possible synthesis of OOP and imperative programming languages Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-04-19 23:47 +0000

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