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Article #905Re: overloading vs. virtual functions
From: Dave Jones
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1991 21:25
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 1991 21:25
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From article <1991Feb25.201923.14554@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca), by craig@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Craig Hubley): ) In article <27C2D4B8.3AD3@tct.uucp) chip@tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) writes: ))According to craig@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Craig Hubley): )))The fact that C++ implements the two mechanisms [virtual functions and )))overloaded functions] so as to create (in my opinion) counter-intuitive )))effects is (in my opinion) a flaw in C++. That is, the programmer must )))be very much aware of the "seam" between compile-time and run-time ... Anybody who can not handle this "seam" should be programming in LOGO.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!decwrl!megatest!djones From: djones@megatest.UUCP (Dave Jones) Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Subject: Re: overloading vs. virtual functions Message-ID: <15488@prometheus.megatest.UUCP> Date: 4 Mar 91 21:25:49 GMT References: <1991Feb25.201923.14554@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> Organization: Megatest Corporation, San Jose, Ca Lines: 9