What is a mixin, and why are they useful?

Question

In \"Programming Python\", Mark Lutz mentions \"mixins\". I\'m from a C/C++/C# background and I have not heard the term before. What is a mixin?

Reading between the

Answer 1

I read that you have a c# background. So a good starting point might be a mixin implementation for .NET.

You might want to check out the codeplex project at http://remix.codeplex.com/

Watch the lang.net Symposium link to get an overview. There is still more to come on documentation on codeplex page.

regards Stefan