OpenEuphoria

Re: Issue of the week

• Posted by "Carl R. White" <C.R.White at SCM.BRAD.AC.UK> Oct 02, 1998
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On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, Hawke wrote:

Hawke, it seems you snipped/missed the bit where I was arguing that
overloading can be a bad idea... Sorry if my post confused :-S

And, with the Ada code I was overloading, not redefining. One is not the
other. Gotta be careful with these things... :)

On the other hand the smiley at the bottom could just mean you're
"'avin a larf", I bit, and you're now reeling me in :)

> >Take the following Ada Code:
> >  type Dodgy is new Integer;
> >  function "*"(Left: Integer; Right: Integer) return Dodgy is
> >  begin
> >     return Dodgy(Left + Right); -- *Plus*?! Oh dear...
> >  end Dodgy;
> i reiterate :)
> overloading gives me headaches, *especially* when i see
> s*it like presented above... redefining '*' as PLUS?
> you are simply... evil!... dare i say downright _mean_???
> ;>

Happy coding,
Carl

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