Why define a clone or equal method in Eiffel gives greater protection with respect to types problems in comparison to something similar in C#?
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Ruben Capote
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My brain is throwing exceptions attempting to parse this question. – Jun 12 '11 at 04:51
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clone and equal don't offer anything great actually. These 2 routines are on their way out, replaced respectively by twin and the operator ~ in the latest estudio versions.
The problem with both of these routines was that don't offer great protection. The both take objects of type ANY (which is a problem). Their new counterparts are much safer and provide better control at compile time.
Zoran Simic
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