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> On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 12:46:34 +0400, Fyodor Tkachov
> <fyodor.tkachov{([at]})nowhere.xy>
> > I would like to discuss the following simplification of our language:
> > would it not be good to banish EXTENSIBLE types altogether?
> > Especially that supercalls are to be eliminated.
>
> EXTENSIBLE types or supercalls?
>
> If I understand the proposal right it's concern is not about the type
> attribute EXTENSIBLE but about EXTENSIBLE methods and supercalls.
I meant types AND methods AND supercalls.
Your arguments confirm that the notions of supercalls and EXTENSIBLE types are connected, so that if supercalls are to be eliminated, then it would only be logical to eliminate EXTENSIBLE types too.
If the use of EXTENSIBLE types is a matter of choice (taste) then it's just a superfluous degree of freedom to worry about, and best to be eliminated.
Cheers
Fyodor Tkachov
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