From: Mark Glines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:58:10 -0700
. . .
Integer is a good example of the problem, actually.
The internal storage format doesn't change, but the methods you can call
on it definitely will. HLLs wrap the Integer class with their own
subclasses, so that they have methods they can call on integers, which
are expected by the HLL.
Since HLLs can define their own multimethods on the existing Integer
class without subclassing, and without fear of conflict, that is not
sufficient reason for it.
-- Bob
