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From: jimad@microsoft.UUCP (Jim ADCOCK)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Smart pointers and stupid people (was: garbage collection...)
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Date: 7 Jan 91 23:15:17 GMT
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Also, note that the smart pointer problem is really just a sub-part of 
the metaclass problem in C++, to which I say: 

C++ needs metaclass support.

It should be possible to tie-in the metaclass support with templates, so
that the class programmer is not tied to one particular definition of 
what the metaclass support should be, but rather can provide the individualized
metaclass support required for a particular job.