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Re: multiple inheritance

From "Gene Wirchenko" <gene.wirchenko@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this>
Subject Re: multiple inheritance
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Date 2012-08-02 19:12 +0000
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  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-s5y-this> - 2012-08-02 19:11 +0000
  Re: multiple inheritance "markspace" <markspace@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this> - 2012-08-02 19:11 +0000
    Re: multiple inheritance "Gene Wirchenko" <gene.wirchenko@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this> - 2012-08-02 19:12 +0000
  Re: multiple inheritance "Eric Sosman" <eric.sosman@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this> - 2012-08-02 19:11 +0000
  Re: multiple inheritance "Joshua Cranmer" <joshua.cranmer@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this> - 2012-08-02 19:12 +0000
    Re: multiple inheritance "Lew" <lew@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this> - 2012-08-02 19:12 +0000
    Re: multiple inheritance "Arne Vajhøj" <������
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  Re: multiple inheritance "Roedy Green" <roedy.green@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this> - 2012-08-02 19:12 +0000
    Re: multiple inheritance "Arne Vajhøj" <arne.vajhøj@1:261/38.remove-nlb-this> - 2012-08-13 18:36 +0000
      Re: multiple inheritance "Lew" <lew@1:261/38.remove-nlb-this> - 2012-08-13 18:36 +0000
        Re: multiple inheritance "Arne Vajhøj" <������
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      Re: multiple inheritance "Leif Roar Moldskred" <leif.roar.moldskred@1:261/38.remove-nlb-this> - 2012-08-13 18:36 +0000
        Re: multiple inheritance "markspace" <markspace@1:261/38.remove-nlb-this> - 2012-08-13 18:36 +0000
        Re: multiple inheritance "Arne Vajhøj" <������
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  Re: multiple inheritance "Jan Burse" <jan.burse@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this> - 2012-08-02 19:12 +0000

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