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From: "Steve Whalen" <SteveWhalen001@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: String filtering
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> I'm an ARG member, and I agree with Randy here ...
> I have a feeling that more than 50% would allow 'out' parameters on functions,
> but the minority who disagree feel much more strongly about it.
> By the way, Tucker disagrees with Randy and I on this point.

I'm curious why you and Randy and others want "out" parameters to be
allowed in functions.  Since I have great respect for you and Randy
(and Tucker), I'd like to hear more about why you all want this.

I seem to have been brainwashed into thinking that functions with side
effects of any kind were a "bad thing", especially in a language like
Ada.

Is there a class of problems that would be significantly clearer when
expressed in Ada if "out" parameters were allowed? 

Steve