why where traits removed? is there something simil...
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Marc
03/05/2018, 8:26 AMwhy where traits removed? is there something similar (ie mixins)?
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diesieben07
03/05/2018, 8:27 AMInterfaces?
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Marc
03/05/2018, 8:27 AM😕
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diesieben07
03/05/2018, 8:27 AMWhy the sadface?
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Marc
03/05/2018, 8:30 AMi like mixins from dart for small methods that you want to add to classes while being able to extend another class. i guess the class hierarchy is just more strict in kotlin? only interfaces and abstract classes.
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gildor
03/05/2018, 8:30 AMThere are extension functions
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Andreas Sinz
03/05/2018, 8:44 AMAnd you can have interfaces with default implementations of methods
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gildor
03/05/2018, 8:46 AMActually Kotlin traits were just groups of extension functions. So they been replaced by extension functions
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orangy
03/05/2018, 11:53 AM
That’s incorrect. Traits were interfaces with default implementations. Or, if you wish, abstract classes without a state. Since interfaces in Java got default impls too, there were no reason to keep a distinct name.
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gildor
03/05/2018, 12:50 PMOh, of course 🤦♂️ It's completely messed up in my mind 🙃
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