Re: A simple question for Abstract Class

Luc The Perverse wrote:

[me:]
IMO, the "abstract" doesn't add any safety, it just reduces
functionality.[...]

Hmm - for a novice programmer who doesn't know what he/she is doing,
something like a carefully placed assert or abstract class to prevent them
from doing something wrong can be very helpful.

I agree that safety is a worthwhile goal, I even agree -- with strong
reservations -- that safety is still a worthwhile goal even when the only
direct beneficiaries are people who don't fully understand the language.

What I /don't/ agree with is that declaring WindowAdapter abstract adds any
safety at all.

-- chris


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