From -2600010220433890489 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,ccbfcafab96cf493 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-09 16:52:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!194.42.224.136!diablo.netcom.net.uk!netcom.net.uk!dispose.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Jim Barry" Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Subject: Re: Proposol to increase robustness of programs Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 00:51:16 GMT Organization: ntl Cablemodem News Service Approved: Fergus Henderson , moderator of comp.std.c++ Message-ID: References: <3BFE97B3.91430FB1@wanadoo.fr> <3C058126.36357A00@acm.org> <3C06A0CE.E91638E8@acm.org> <3C0C1E25.1A0247AD@acm.org> <3C10D01A.BF943821@acm.org> X-Trace: mail2news.demon.co.uk 1007945486 mail2news:4450 mail2news mail2news.demon.co.uk X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Mail2News-Path: news.demon.net!mulga.cs.mu.oz.au X-Authentication-Warning: mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU: fjh set sender to devnull@stump.algebra.com using -f X-Robomod: STUMP, ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 19:05:13 GMT Lines: 21 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.std.c++:8574 Pete Becker wrote: > Do you want 'override' to be mandatory? Ideally, yes, of course. But I realize that it would have to be optional in order to retain backward compatibility. So it is a shame that 'override' was not there from the start. All the same, I think it would still be very useful for new and overhauled code. > No, it's precisely the issue that this suggestion raises. I meant that you don't seem at all keen on anything that might help beginners. - Jim --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.research.att.com/~austern/csc/faq.html ]