Why Java Doesn't Need Operator Overloading (and Very Few Languages Do, Really)
Ellery Newcomer
ellery-newcomer at utulsa.edu
Tue Apr 14 16:12:36 PDT 2009
Paul D. Anderson wrote:
> Sounds like someone needs a strong dose of D!!
>
> http://java.dzone.com/articles/why-java-doesnt-need-operator
>
> The comments bounce between "operator overloading is always bad because you can do idiotic things with it" and "operator overloading is essential because sometimes you really need it".
>
> How about a language where operator overloading is available for the cases where you do really need it, but isn't available in general?
>
> Hmmm...
>
> Paul
How about a language where expression overloading is available, etc?
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