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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Code Formatters
Date: 1996/11/05
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In article <dewar.847201701@merv>, dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar) writes:

> In the GNAT project, we take a totally different approach. We discuss
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> style, and where there is a disagreement, we just vote, and take the
> simple majority input.

Easy.

> Another advantage of standardized style is that people throughout the
                                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Ada community can more easily read one another's code.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Hard.

Those who want to change the style of something they did not write
are forced to provide a converter, but only when they provide it to
another (such as by checking it in) can styles be enforced, such as
by noticing that Channels_For_CBS _or_ Channels_For_CBs _both_ change
to Channels_For_Cbs which does not match the original (in either case).

Larry Kilgallen