Re: Language lawyer question: task activation

["Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>]

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:07:42 -0800 (PST), mockturtle wrote:

> On Feb 20, 12:14�pm, christoph.gr...@eurocopter.com wrote:
>> On Feb 20, 11:44�am, "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mail...@dmitry-kazakov.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:43:53 -0800 (PST), christoph.gr...@eurocopter.com
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> > On Feb 19, 6:57�pm, "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mail...@dmitry-kazakov.de>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >> ... and Pickwickian functions ...
>>
>>> > What are Pickwickian functions?
>>
>>> Ada 2005 functions returning limited objects, now comes it, by what? It is
>>> neither by-value, nor by-reference...
>>
>> It's build-in-place.
> 
> Sorry, maybe is slightly OT, but... Why this name?  The
> Webster gives the following definition
> 
> 1 : marked by simplicity and generosity
> 2 : intended or taken in a sense other than the obvious or literal one

The position two. Function is thought as yielding a value. It is impossible
to return in-place, otherwise than in a sense other than the obvious or
literal one...

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