Re: [vhdl-200x] Why OOP vs Generics

John Aynsley <john.aynsley@Doulos.com> claimed on March 18th, 2011:

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|"[..] OOP needs generics. [..] |
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|[..] OOP languages make heavy use of |
|"generics"" |
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OOP does not involve generics.

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|" in the form of type parameters (e.g. C++ templates)." |
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C++ does not support OOP.

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|" OOP without the ability to |
|parameterize types was really clunky, because you ended up hacking the necessary flexibility |
|re. types by casting void pointers." |
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OOP can be performed without casting.

Yours sincerely,
Paul Colin Gloster

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