RHARWOOD@EAST.Pima.edu (Ray Harwood) (01/11/91)
In <1991Jan9.231931.7905@src.honeywell.com>, Mike Miller asks about Ada9X and inheritance. Ada9X Requirements document section 4 deals with "Support for Programming Paradigms." In the Requirements document, many "user needs" are addressed which are followed either by "Requirements" (those things which Ada9X must address) and/or "Study Topics" (those things which Ada9X should address if it can do so within certain restrictions set forth elsewhere). Section 4.1 entitled "Subprograms" does include "User Need U4.1-A: Dynamic Subprogram Selection", which (with my limited exposure to OOP) appears to be a step toward the object oriented methodology. Without including the full text here (I'll make it available if demand is sufficient), I'll simply say that "Study Topic S4.1-A(1) - Subprograms As Objects" looks promising to the few OOP-smart folks I've talked with, though they express their disappointment at it being a Study Topic instead of a Requirement. Ray Harwood