[1020] in java-interest
RE: Operator Overloading
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Lorton)
Wed Aug 16 22:14:52 1995
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 16:09:06 -0700
From: Michael Lorton <mlorton@eshop.com>
To: java-interest@java.sun.com
In-Reply-To: muzo's message of Tue, 15 Aug 95 16:51:16 UT <UPMAIL06.199508151650550350@msn.com>
> It looks more obvious to you because you have this preconception that
> '+' should do string concatenation.
True. And I have a similar preconception that '+' should do integer
addition.
Why is Op-Ov more subject to name misuse than any other sort of overloading?
What is wrong with infix notation?
M. (who likes the idea of adding a small number of otherwise unused
infix operators)
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