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From: Mike Stark <michael.e.stark@gsfc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: Code Formatters
Date: 1996/11/01
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Dave Smith wrote:
> 
> I know it`s an old old question but are there any decent
> code formatters for Ada. I`m aware of Ada Assured from
> a company called Grammatech, anyone out there have any
> experience of it?
> 
> I personally can't stand code formatters as a matter of
> principal, they just make coders lazy.

I completely disagree -- we shouldn't be paying software developers to
worry about whether the indentation is two or three spaces, or whether
the "record" keyword should be on the same line or the next line as the 
"type" keyword.  We're paying people to think, not to format.
> 
> Anyway, if anyone has any views, let me know.
> 
I think I just did! :)

Mike

> Many Thanks
> 
> Dave Smith
> Chief Software Engineer
> GMCS