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From: abrodnik@WATDRAGON.WATERLOO.EDU ("Andrej Brodnik ", Andy)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2
Subject: Re:  Overloading Operators: Extension to Language
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Date: 4 Oct 89 15:52:44 GMT
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In article <"89-10-03-22:05:28.25*UI0T"@DKAUNI2.BITNET> you write:
>Here comes another (more or less necessary) view...
>
>I think that overloading operators may be nice but not necessary. In my
>opinion, there is a much simpler solution with pretty much the same
>effect.
>
>How about an extension to the language which would allow functions to
>return not only predefined types such as integers, reals and so on but
>also records and arrays?  What I'm thinking of could look like this:
>
Hi!

The problem you proposed solution for was already solved in the newest
BSI Modula-2 standard. For more information and further reference try
to get my paper, which will be presented on the First International
Modula-2 Conference, which will be held in Bled, Yugoslavia. The address
of the organizing committee is:

        Ms.Polona Blaznik
        "Jozef Stefan" Institute,
        Jamova 39,
        YU-61000 Ljubljana
        Yugoslavia

phone: +38 61 214-399
fax:   +38 61 219-385
tlx:   31-296 yu jostin

Best regards

Andrej Brodnik

PS: They will certainly send you a copy if you would ask them!