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Re: What about real polymorphism ?? [message #41962 is a reply to message #41961]

Thu, 09 December 2004 16:49

Michael Wallace
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Registered: December 2003

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> I hope nobody who knows anything about C++ and/or Java is reading this!

Hmmm... should I mention that I'm primarily a Java programmer and use
IDL only on the side to do plotting and data analysis? Probably not.
Don't want to upset anything on the IDL newsgroup. Hey, did I think
that or type that? .... D'oh!

> Me too, but the strictly-typed people find it all a bit vague & scary.

IDL is vague! IDL is scary! While I love the loose typing for
procedural programs, I can't stand it for objects. I must admit that
even though I haven't programmed with objects in IDL, I have written
several object graphics programs, and each time I write one I cringe a
little because of what IDL calls an "object." Using them is so
backwards in some respects. Maybe this is a wrong impression, but the
more I learn, the more so-called IDL "objects" appear like "glorified
structs" or maybe just "some stuff thrown together."

The OO programmer in me really wants to argue the comment of IDL having
"perfect polymorphism," but I'll remain civil. Gotta remember I'm on
different turf than normal in this newsgroup. ;-)

-Mike

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		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Esteban Garc�a Cues on Fri, 10 December 2004 09:25
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: JD Smith on Fri, 10 December 2004 08:21
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: JD Smith on Fri, 10 December 2004 08:23
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Mark Hadfield on Sun, 12 December 2004 14:07
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: JD Smith on Fri, 10 December 2004 08:00
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Antonio Santiago on Thu, 09 December 2004 23:09
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 December 2004 17:28
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Michael Wallace on Thu, 09 December 2004 17:08
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Michael Wallace on Thu, 09 December 2004 16:49
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 December 2004 15:22
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Mark Hadfield on Thu, 09 December 2004 15:00
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Michael Wallace on Thu, 09 December 2004 12:25
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: tam on Thu, 09 December 2004 12:11
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 December 2004 10:50
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Antonio Santiago on Thu, 09 December 2004 09:59
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 December 2004 09:45
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Antonio Santiago on Thu, 09 December 2004 09:32
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Karl Schultz on Thu, 09 December 2004 09:12
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 December 2004 08:57
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: Antonio Santiago on Thu, 09 December 2004 08:34
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 December 2004 07:00
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 December 2004 12:52
		Re: What about real polymorphism ?? By: marc schellens[1] on Mon, 13 December 2004 23:11

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