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From: barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin)
Newsgroups: comp.object
Subject: Re: Examples of Multiple Inheritance?
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Date: 14 Dec 90 18:10:07 GMT
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In article <756@puck.mrcu> paj@uk.co.gec-mrc (Paul Johnson) writes:
>>Isn't it funny how many threads in comp.* revolve around (the lack of)
>>proper analysis and design?
>The point I was trying to make is that in the Real World (TM) a full
>analysis of the problem is not possible because by the time you finish
>it is out of date.

Also, if software reusability is a goal, then software components may be
used in projects not even conceived at the time they were designed.  One
justification for OO technology is that it can make it easier to develop
reusable software.
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Barry Margolin, Thinking Machines Corp.

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