On 2010-11-06 11:13, Don wrote:
Trass3r wrote:
In the past template mixins were a neat special usecase of templates.
Now with the "mixin template()" syntax they've become a separate thing
because you can add special code for handling them, e.g. allowing them
to add constructors to classes.
The question is: what is their right to exist? Is there anything you
can do with them you can't with string mixins (or vice versa)?
I've personally never seen a use for template mixins.
They can be used as a form of attributes/annotations. They can also be
used for simulating multiple inheritance. Extract the content of a class
into a template and write an interface for the class.
--
/Jacob Carlborg
