I agree that it removes some complexity there, but it also introduces some ugliness for example: https://live.gnome.org/Vala/FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_chain_up_to_base_

I agree that it removes some complexity there, but it also introduces some ugliness for example: https://live.gnome.org/Vala/FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_chain_up_to_base_constructor.3F https://live.gnome.org/Vala/FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_chain_up_to_ba... In fact, Jurg, the creator of Vala agrees on that enough that he created Dova: https://live.gnome.org/Dova https://live.gnome.org/Dova it's no longer actively maintained, but it stands to illustrate the point.