From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-12-06T20:26:27+09:00
Subject: Re: What are the differences between c++ and Ruby?

2007/12/6, Vasil Vangelovski <vvangelovski@gmail.com>:
> Why would you want to implement multiple inheritance in Java???
> if Java should have had multiple inheritance the designers wouldn't
> have bothered to add interfaces to the language. By using interfaces
> you gain the benefits of multiple inheritance without added
> complications.

Actually you do not get *all* the benefits of MI, especially you are
lacking implementation inheritance.  If you want a thorough analysis I
recommend reading Bertrand Meyer's "Object-oriented software
construction".  Eiffel has sophisticated mechanisms to allow for MI
without nasty effects and the book provides *a lot* insight into OOx.

> And the differences between Ruby and C++ don't even
> come near the differernces between C++ and Java. C++ and Ruby are from
> different planets.

:-)

Cheers

robert

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