Re: Object-relational impedence

From: Robert Martin <unclebob_at_objectmentor.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 00:26:12 -0600
Message-ID: <2008030600261227722-unclebob_at_objectmentorcom>


On 2008-03-05 06:48:31 -0600, JOG <jog_at_cs.nott.ac.uk> said:

>>> 1) So why not treat all 'inheritance' in this way?
>> 
>> Because all inheritance is not about inference.

>
> Hmmm. Then might you give an example of a situation where inheritance
> cannot be described in terms of inference?

Inheritance is simply the redeclaration of functions and variables in a subscope. That's not inferrence.

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