Re: Date's First Great Blunder

"Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.com> wrote in message news:c5oui3$hs8$1_at_news.netins.net...
> "Eric Kaun" <ekaun_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > "Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.com> wrote in message
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> > > "Eric Kaun" <ekaun_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> <snip>
> > Interfaces are more specification than reuse. Abstract base classes are
> for
> > reuse, but it's very, very easy to get things horribly wrong.
> <snip>
> I know this is a minor point, but have to reply. It is not the interfaces
> themselves that are reusable code, but the use of interfaces for writing
> services and for being able to reuse code with classes that implement an
> interface of subclass thereof that makes me a fan of interfaces. --dawn

I agree that interfaces are a good thing. It's when implementation inheritance creeps in (especially in a language like Java that offers little protection and little guidance) that ugliness can easily ensue, even when you're careful. Received on Mon Apr 19 2004 - 16:03:42 CEST