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| From | Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? |
| Date | 2016-06-05 08:31 -0400 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <nj163k$1h38$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <Gosling-20160604185910@ram.dialup.fu-berlin.de> <niva2t$13sk$1@gioia.aioe.org> <nivehs$9e0$1@dont-email.me> <nivlkk$1mm2$1@gioia.aioe.org> <nj14i9$ufe$1@dont-email.me> |
On 6/5/2016 8:05 AM, Eric Sosman wrote: > On 6/4/2016 6:44 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote: >> But that is a slightly different discussion. >> >> Q1: Does Java mostly use Cloneable instead of copy constructor? >> >> A1: Unless we count your *almost* copy constructor then I would >> say YES as an observable fact. >> >> Q2: Should Java use use Cloneable or copy constructor? >> >> A2: <this can be argued> > > Gosling et al. vote for Cloneable: > "[...] the preferred way to make a direct copy of an object > is by using the clone method." > > Bloch votes against it: > "The copy constructor approach and its static factory variant > have many advantages over Cloneable/clone [...]" > > ... so it seems to me to be exactly the same discussion. Hmmmm. [...] is a different discussion. [...] says "This idiom is not used much within the Java class libraries" Very poor quoting! Arne
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Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-04 15:27 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-06-04 16:43 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-04 18:44 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-06-05 08:05 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-05 08:31 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 05:22 -0700
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-06-06 09:00 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2016-06-06 16:06 +0000
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-06-06 22:56 +0200
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 05:08 -0700
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-06-07 08:41 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-06-07 13:14 +0000
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 06:30 -0700
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-06-07 19:10 +0200
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 10:22 -0700
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Mike Amling <mamling@chaff.us> - 2016-06-07 15:31 -0500
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 06:31 -0700
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-06-08 10:41 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 10:21 -0700
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-06-08 14:10 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-06-08 20:54 +0200
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-06-08 16:36 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-06-08 23:11 +0200
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-06-10 12:20 -0700
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-06-14 19:10 +0200
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-06-07 17:12 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-06-07 23:25 +0200
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-07 17:33 -0400
Re: Are you sure, Mr. Gosling? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-06-06 21:18 -0400
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