: i enjoy reading Carp's blog, he has/had the same dilemma :) interfaces : vs abstract classes, nice reading on http://lingpipe-blog.com/
FYI: direct link... http://lingpipe-blog.com/2008/03/19/abstract-base-classes-vs-interfaces/ in my opinion other blog he links to hits the nail on the head a little better (i remember reading this last year) ... http://kirillosenkov.blogspot.com/2007/08/choosing-interface-vs-abstract-class.html Interesting related note: there's another recent blog where the lack of interfaces in Lucene (specificly for the Query hierarchy) is listed as one of the main reasons "Why Lucene isn't that good" ... http://www.jroller.com/melix/entry/why_lucene_isn_t_that -Hoss --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]