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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Subject: Re: Why Python When There Is Perl?
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2024 07:59:04 -0400
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On Fri, 5 Apr 2024 08:40:26 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote this copyrighted missive and expects
>> royalties:
>> 
>>> On Wed, 3 Apr 2024 08:28:07 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>>
>>>> The C++ enum-class is scoped and strongly typed, thus a bit
>>>> restrictive.
>>>> Implicit conversion (e.g. to int or char) is not supported.
>>>
>>> Since Python supports multiple inheritance, you can define a subclass
>>> which inherits from both enum and, say, int. Or enum and str.
>> 
>> Meh.
>
> Along with C3 linearization?
>
> Until C++ gets its own equivalent feature, then suddenly it’ll be not-meh.

Heh heh. Another check-box in the feeeeeechure matrix.

> You were a bit excited over metaclasses for a while back there, weren’t 
> you?

Not really excited, just curious. Having dealt with them (and stereotypes)
in SysML, not itching to have that in C++.

> Until you realized it would never work, because classes are not 
> objects in C++.

:-D     WTF you talkin', Willis? Ye nae true Scotman fallacy?

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