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GCC 4.6.0 released

GCC 4.6.0 released

Posted Apr 4, 2011 19:10 UTC (Mon) by daglwn (subscriber, #65432)
In reply to: GCC 4.6.0 released by cmccabe
Parent article: GCC 4.6.0 released

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_problem

That's a problem for a very specific case and even then it's not always a problem. It's more something to be aware of. It does not invalidate the utility of multiple inheritance. The mixin pattern is a primary example of how useful MI can be. It use it all the time.

> Honestly, I am just going to stop commenting or offering advice on
> programming languages at all.

Advice is fine as long as it is relevant to the task at hand. General
advice should not be used as a weapon or stocks.


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