At 9/6/2000 10:15 AM (Wednesday), Joseph Alba wrote:

> >We should step back a bit, however, and realize that most of Interbase is
> >not coded in an OOP language. Therefore, we should first decide if we want
> >to transform it into an OOP form.
> >
>
>Not True. Design pattern principles can be implemented on C.

I'm well aware of basic modularization and the principles of good
interfaces between modules. However, your original post gave examples using
OOP, so I responded to that part of it.

I think we agree on the essentials.

I still think we should make a fundamental decision to guide us as to
whether Interbase is going to stay C or move toward C++. If we decide to
move toward C++ I think we need guidelines for retaining the simplicity
which is so valuable. it will also be easier to implement any design
patterns in C++.