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From: ksand@appleoz.oz.au (Kent Sandvik)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Do class libraries have to be in source form (3 of 4)
Message-ID: <862@appleoz.oz.au>
Date: 7 Dec 89 06:27:32 GMT
References: <178@taumet.UUCP> <102090001@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Reply-To: ksand@appleoz.oz.AU (Kent Sandvik)
Organization: Cyberspace Networking Group, Apple
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bturner@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Bill Turner) writes in article <102090001@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>:
      ><2.  We can't maintain our code if the user can modify it.
      >	Programmers are well aware that if they modify it, they're on their
      >	own.

In many times it sure helps to override a method, if you are able to see
how the original method was implemented. IMHO the lack of source code
sometimes lead to misbehaving methods that are overridden. Any comments
on that?

Kent

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