Static attributes & immutability, static attributes seen from instances

[Jonathan M Davis]

Lutger wrote:

> Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> 
> ...
>> I've always felt that the ability to access static members through an
>> instance was just a bad idea in general, and this seems to add another
>> reason not to allow it.
> 
> I agree, some compilers issue warnings in this case.

Warnings? Why allow it at all? I'm not aware of anything that you really 
gain by it. It's just confusing for no extra benefit. I have no idea why any 
language has ever allowed it. Sure, a warning is better than nothing, but it 
really should be disallowed entirely.

- Jonathan M Davis