On Wednesday, 24 October 2012 at 16:59:11 UTC, Manfred Nowak
wrote:
From the docs, i.e. function.html:
Functions without bodies [...] enable implementation to be
completely hidden from the user of it.
This means also, that the implementation can be changed during
runtime
by "overriding" with another implementation, which might be
malicious.
Why is it a good thing to rely on the reputability of an
unknwon coder?
-manfred
Missing part of your quote that clarifies your post:
and that implementation will be provided at the link step.
So, no, the implementation wouldn't be changed during runtime
since it must be provided when linking.
