On Apr 10, 2012, at 9:01 AM, Jean-Daniel Dupas wrote:
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> They don't have to deal with dynamic message dispatching.
> Having to specify the namespace to call a method is not something usual AFAIK.
Again I must stress that my proposal tries very hard to avoid requiring specifying the namespace when invoking a selector. The compiler looks up the namespace for you, and warns if it is ambiguous. The [receiver @namespace() selector:] syntax exists as an escape hatch for compatibility, but ideally nobody would ever have to use it.
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> This proposition look very similar to what is needed to handle multiple inheritance in C++:
> - when invoking a method, you have to specify which namespace/parent class it come from.
> - when declaring a method, you have to be able to tell if is come overwrite an existing namespace/parent class or an other, which mean we also need something like the "using" clause to import a parent method in a child class.
> - …
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> This part will be by far the most complex aspect of the language which is actually pretty simple IMHO.
Python has multiple inheritance _and_ dynamic dispatch _and_ namespaces. Yes, it gets messy when you have to learn about the Method Resolution Order, but it's rarely an issue in practice. Likewise, if you encounter a receiver that responds to multiple compatible selectors from different namespaces, you will need to understand how to use @namespace() to resolve the conflict. But the feature is specifically designed to discourage this scenario from ever occurring.
--Kyle Sluder
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