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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,2078dddcdcd8d83 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)" Subject: Re: Warning: Religious naming convention discussion :-) [was: assign help!!] Date: 1997/05/12 Message-ID: <33777356.544@this.message>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 241332645 Sender: usenet@most.fw.hac.com (News Administration) X-Nntp-Posting-Host: sparc02 References: <5kjvcv$evt@news.cis.nctu.edu.tw> <5kn8ko$jcc@top.mitre.org> <1997May7.201035.2439@nosc.mil> <33727EEA.2092@sprintmail.com> <5kuf1j$17vi@uni.library.ucla.edu> <3373666A.31DFF4F5@spam.innocon.com> Organization: Hughes Defense Communications Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-05-12T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Robert Dewar wrote: > The trouble is that in choosing a name, we are trying to satisfy two > needs at the same time. > > o Give maximum help to someone looking at the sources for the > first time who does not know their way around. > > o Don't generate too much unnecessary noise for someone who *does* > know their way around the sources. The trouble with "letting rules substitute for judgment" is that you end up generating unnecessary noise for _both_ groups but not giving much help to either! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Groleau, Hughes Defense Communications, Fort Wayne, IN USA Senior Software Engineer - AFATDS Tool-smith Wanna-be w w g r o l at p s e u l t 0 1 dot f w dot h a c dot c o m SPAM should be sent to I.want.one@mailbombs.for.idiots.org If you don't want to pay $500 (see 47 USC 227), don't send it here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------