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| From | Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc.corp> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c++ |
| Subject | Re: Virtual functions: To const, or not to const? |
| Message-ID | <20221008201946.00004e88@reddwarf.jmc.corp> (permalink) |
| References | <thosit$6fp$1@gioia.aioe.org> <ths1rk$7039$2@dont-email.me> <ad5ab9e6-6982-413e-82f6-dfcbc1b425a3n@googlegroups.com> |
| Organization | Jupiter Mining Corporation |
| Date | 2022-10-08 20:19 +0100 |
On Sat, 8 Oct 2022 11:03:35 -0700 (PDT) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 5:35:51 PM UTC+3, Bonita Montero > wrote: > > There is no general answer or it depends on what you expect from > > this interface. In individual cases, this question is then easy > > to answer and therefore I do not know why it has to be discussed. > > There is a general answer - don't use inheritance except as substitute > for interfaces, which typically means abstract classes with no data > members. All other forms of inheritance are known antipattern. > Use aggregation instead. Bullshit. Whilst in general composition is to be preferred over inheritance there is nothing fundamentally wrong with deep inheritance hierarchies if you have the slightest clue; it certainly is NOT an anti-pattern: it is just another tool in the toolbox. /Flibble
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