Why Java Doesn't Need Operator Overloading (and Very Few Languages Do, Really)

[Rainer Deyke]

Walter Bright wrote:
> My problem with operator overloading stemmed from C++'s endorsement of
> using >> and << for stream operations.

I don't see how "stream << value" is any worse than "shift_left(stream,
value)".

Most operators are just functions with special syntax.  No more, no
less.  The issues with operator overloading are exactly the same as the
issues with function overloading.


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