[fpc-devel] Re: [fpc-l] type discussion

[Marc Weustink]

Jamie McCracken wrote:

[snip]

>would become under Rad Pascal:
>
>uses
>   Classes, SysUtils;
>
>  TMyObject = class (Tobject)
>     private
>         count : integer;
>     public
>         constructor create; override;
>	    inherited Create(AnOwner);
>	    inc (count);
>
>         destructor destroy; override;
>	    inherited Destroy;
>
>
>Notice its at least 50% less code to write.

Hmm.... less to write... and maintain ?

Go for example to the lazarus project and try to write the controls.pp
unit  this way. Do you still think it is a good idea ? When all code is
put in the class header itself, can you still tell what methods a class
has ?

Besides, when we are at Lazarus (or Delphi), when you have typed

  TMyObject = class (Tobject)
     private
       count : integer;
     public
       constructor create; override;
       destructor destroy; override;
  end;

and press ctrl+shift+c it will generate the whole body. Which is already
less typing :)

You have to type even less if you start with

  classf

and then press ctrl+j

So what is the point to make the language less clear, while there tools
exist which do most of the annoying typing for you ?

Marc