The project I am leading at this point is a combination of c# and java. We use the reflection (or introspection) to make code generic. This saves project effort a big time.

You said :"...There's nothing that can be done with run-time introspection that cannot be done (better) by compile-time decision taking...". yes and no, some of the reflection code can be really smart, but when you done it at compile time, it ends up with ... something like a long life of if elsif.

The downside I suspect is performance. Still wait to be seen as the project is going. Nowadays you don't care whether it is slow, you care whether it is bearable.

In reply to Re: Runtime introspection: What good is it? by Anonymous Monk
in thread Runtime introspection: What good is it? by BrowserUk

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