19.12.2018, 23:27, "Michael Catanzaro" <[email protected]>: > On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Konstantin Tokarev <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Adding override to method which already has final specifier doesn't >> affect anything, >> because both final and override may ony be used on virtual methods > > FWIW I prefer override because it's much more clear what that keyword > is used for.
If class itself has "final" specifier, "override" on methods works in the same way as "final", and I agree that it conveys intention more clear. However, Darin in [1] suggested that we use "final" aggressively to avoid accidentally losing compiler optimization (i.e. devirtualization of call) [1] https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2016-March/028022.html > > Michael -- Regards, Konstantin _______________________________________________ webkit-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev
