Re: X Implements Y
[email protected] (Tim Bunce)
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On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 11:19:17PM -0400, kevin lenzo wrote: > Dan Sugalski wrote: > ... > > I strongly disagree as well. Maybe (*maybe*) particular backends will have > > well-defined optional pieces missing (like, say, dynaloading, or the > > lexer), but that's as far as I'd like to go. > > > > I have no problem with (and would very much like to design in from the > > start) the potential to *change* or overload the way keywords work via > > modules, but that's a very different thing. > > I think we should pay attention to the 'implements' keyword in Modula*. > If the interface remains constant, an item behind the interface may change. I know from the CPAN meeting that Larry is definitely looking into this area. It's also related to the issue of having multiple versions of a module installed at the same time. Tim.