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If you have two functions abracadabra(foo) and foo.abracadabra() which do different things, you should rename one of those functions tbh.

• feoren 4y ago
  The problem is when you have the functions: Square.computeArea() Circle.computeArea() Clearly these should do different things. I suppose "computeArea(shape)" does dynamic dispatch based on the type of shape? But you're still putting every function defined on every type in your entire codebase in a global namespace. It's not obviously awful but I'd definitely be a bit nervous about it.
  • ilyt 4y ago
    I dunno, I kinda like that, add sum types and you can pass anything to computeArea. The problem really starts when you have typeA.func() typeB.func(x) typeC.func(x=default_value)
  • jdmichal 4y ago
    You only need dynamic dispatch if dynamic types are involved. If you can always resolve to concrete types, then you can statically resolve the required function.
  • lalaithion 4y ago
    It doesn't have to be dynamic dispatch; you could also do static dispatch at compile time based on type information.