See also
https://quuxplusone.github.io/blog/2019/12/03/dress-shirt/

On Wed, Apr 6, 2022 at 12:26 PM Chris Ryan via Std-Proposals <
std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Frederick Virchanza Gotham, I understand your request but extending the
> implementation does not take into account the many other cases of expanding
> the base functionality.
>
> You propose covering this case:
> void Derived::Method()
> {
> Base::Method();
> //post-process
> }
>
> But what about this case:
> void Derived::Method()
> {
> //pre-process
> Base::Method();
> }
>
> Or this case:
> void Derived::Method()
> {
> //pre-process
> Base::Method();
> //post-process
> }
>
> You are proposing hidden automatic functionality.
> Drilling down first is not always the answer.
> I prefer explicit functionality.
>
> Chris++;
>
> On Wednesday, 6 April 2022 08:34:55 PDT Frederick Virchanza Gotham via Std-
>> Proposals wrote:
>> > I think we should have a way of getting the method in the Derived
>> > class to automatically invoke the base class's method. So instead of
>> > having:
>>
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