Re: NYIException

[Dalibor Topic]

Jeroen Frijters wrote:
> Andrew Haley wrote:
>
> > Out of interest (and please forgive me if this has already been
> > discussed at length) why have dummy methods at all?  Wouldn't it be
> > better to have a compile time failure for unimplemented methods?
>
>
> I think so, but sometimes (e.g. when implementing interfaces or
> extending abstract classes), you're required to provide the methods, but
> I agree that not having the unimplemented method is the cleanest
> solution.

On the other hand, you can start writing the docs & 'prototypes' for a 
class without having to fully implement everything. Depends on the point 
of view, I guess.

And of course, there is the 'you can at least compile it using 
classpath, even if you can't run it' aspect, that plays a big role for 
debian and similar 'free software buildable by free tools' efforts, afaik.

cheers,
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