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Re: multiple inheritance

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  To: bob smith
From: "markspace" <markspace@1:261/38.remove-s5y-this>

  To: bob smith
From: markspace <-@.>

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.

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

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multiple inheritance "bob smith" <bob.smith@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
  Re: multiple inheritance "markspace" <markspace@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
    Re: multiple inheritance "Gene Wirchenko" <gene.wirchenko@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
  Re: multiple inheritance "Eric Sosman" <eric.sosman@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
  Re: multiple inheritance "Joshua Cranmer" <joshua.cranmer@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
    Re: multiple inheritance "Lew" <lew@1:261/38.remove-yy0-this> - 2012-08-03 18:54 +0000
    Re: multiple inheritance "Arne Vajhøj" <������
høj@1:261/38.remove-odu-this> - 2012-08-13 19:38 +0000

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