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From: "Lucretia" <lucretia9@lycos.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Event mechanisms for GUI's
Date: 26 Sep 2006 23:21:25 -0700
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Jeffrey R. Carter wrote:

> tmoran@acm.org wrote:
> >> There's nothing wrong with case statements. They're very clear and easy
> > In small quantity, yes.  But many-branched, nested, case statements with

[snip]

> > dispatching call on When_Left_Button_Down(The_Clicked_Window) is in effect
> > a succinct abbreviation for a case statement on the type of Window,
> > implemented efficiently and without forgetfullness or typing errors,
> > automatically by the compiler.
>
> Sacrificing ease of reading for ease of writing.

Well, this is actually another part of Ada's design, the ability to
write *correct* code, by using nested case/if statements can introduce
errors. That would be the wrong way to go.

Also, I'd like this not to go off-topic too early.

Thanks,
Luke.