On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Michael Van Canneyt wrote: > >>>>>Then they have to publish their specs real soon now. And I mean > >>>>>not > >>>>>something in a blog, but more something like documentation. We > >>>>>can't wait > >>>>>another 5 years, until they finally make up their mind. > >>>>> > >>>>Generics are already standardized. > >>>> > >>>Which standard is that ? C++ ? C# ? VB ? > >>> > >>ECMA Standard 334 > > > >But this is a standard for C#, so totally useless for Pascal syntax-wise. > > > Why useless? You can do exactly the same in a Pascal-styled way. > We need just a minor part from the standard for the FPC compiler.
You stated that we could know already what the delphi-syntax will be, if they add generics over two years. But we can't, since we don't know what 'pascal-styled' way they will choose. I would say that a pascal-way is adding the 'interface' keyword. Like in array's and such. This is already mentioned. The chances that Borland will choose another pascal-styled-syntax is huge. Besides of that, I don't find that delphi-incompatibility is a no-go-area. Especially if we (or they - the core team) are the first ones who implement this feature. And incompatibilities can be solved in Delphi mode. And in general: If we can do something better then Delphi, I choose for loosing the compatibility. Joost. _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel