From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.52.170.204 with SMTP id ao12mr14092799vdc.2.1407770972532; Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:29:32 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.50.73.74 with SMTP id j10mr517559igv.12.1407770972421; Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:29:32 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!j15no6291217qaq.0!news-out.google.com!px9ni588igc.0!nntp.google.com!h18no18230604igc.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:29:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=66.126.103.122; posting-account=KSa2aQoAAACOxnC0usBJYX8NE3x3a1Xq NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.126.103.122 References: User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <301d13d8-00b2-4b58-8afd-70bd59e1ba44@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Null unbounded string From: Adam Beneschan Injection-Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:29:32 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Received-Bytes: 1906 X-Received-Body-CRC: 3600963677 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:21663 Date: 2014-08-11T08:29:31-07:00 List-Id: On Saturday, August 9, 2014 1:58:10 PM UTC-7, Niklas Holsti wrote: > > Should we make a formal clarification request? >=20 > No need. Given that the terms are defined if you know where to look, I guess you're = right that there's no *need*. However, using the word "null" for multiple = purposes (including a null access value) can be confusing, and obviously it= 's confused at least one person and has probably caused some confusion for = others too. So it can't hurt to suggest maybe adding a short parenthesized= clarification such as "(a string with length 0)". -- Adam