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From: "W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)" <see.signature@this.message>
Subject: Re: Not intended for use in medical,
Date: 1997/05/12
Date: 1997-05-12T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3377907B.46C8@this.message> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5ktldo$2pp@bcrkh13.bnr.ca


Kaz Kylheku wrote:
> What's the point of calling something ``Loop_Counter'' instead of ``i''?

A good Ada programmer will often choose something with some meaning
rather
than _either_ `Loop_Counter'' or ``i''

   for Hue in Colors loop ....


> I can't think of a reasonable name to give to the two intermediate
> cipher blocks other than 'a' and 'b'.  If there is no meaningful
name possible then short meaningless names are better than long 
meaningless names.  It appears that your example was this way.
But in other examples, inability to think of a meaningful name
comes from not thinking enough of a meaningful design. 

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  parent reply	other threads:[~1997-05-12  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 127+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1997-04-23  0:00 Not intended for use in medical, Robert C. Leif, Ph.D.
1997-04-24  0:00 ` J. Florio
1997-04-25  0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-04-25  0:00 ` Kevin Cline
1997-04-25  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-28  0:00 ` John Apa
1997-04-28  0:00   ` John M. Mills
1997-04-30  0:00     ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-05-02  0:00       ` Nick Roberts
1997-04-28  0:00   ` Robert Dewar
1997-04-29  0:00     ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-30  0:00       ` John Apa
     [not found]       ` <3367CE1E.5ED1@die_spammer.dasd.honeywell.com>
1997-05-01  0:00         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-03  0:00       ` Simon Wright
1997-05-04  0:00         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-04  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-04  0:00             ` Richard Kenner
1997-05-05  0:00             ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-06  0:00               ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-06  0:00                 ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-07  0:00                   ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-08  0:00                     ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-07  0:00                   ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-08  0:00                     ` John G. Volan
1997-05-10  0:00                       ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-10  0:00                         ` John G. Volan
1997-05-11  0:00                           ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-11  0:00                             ` John G. Volan
1997-05-11  0:00                               ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-12  0:00                                 ` John G. Volan
1997-05-12  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-11  0:00                             ` John G. Volan
1997-05-11  0:00                               ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-12  0:00                             ` John G. Volan
1997-05-12  0:00                               ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-17  0:00                               ` Robert I. Eachus
     [not found]                                 ` <dewar.863877808@merv>
1997-05-17  0:00                                   ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-17  0:00                                     ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-21  0:00                                       ` Syntax for tagged record types (was Re: Not intended for use in medical,) Ben Brosgol
1997-05-20  0:00                                         ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-21  0:00                                           ` Syntax for tagged record types and class types Mats Weber
1997-05-21  0:00                                             ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-22  0:00                                               ` Mats Weber
1997-05-27  0:00                                               ` Tucker Taft
1997-05-30  0:00                                                 ` Mats.Weber
1997-05-22  0:00                                             ` Samuel A. Mize
1997-05-22  0:00                                               ` Samuel A. Mize
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` Mats Weber
1997-05-21  0:00                                           ` Syntax for tagged record types (was Re: Not intended for use in medical,) Jon S Anthony
1997-05-21  0:00                                             ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-22  0:00                                               ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-25  0:00                                                 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-28  0:00                                                   ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-23  0:00                                                 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-25  0:00                                                   ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-28  0:00                                                   ` Syntax for tagged record types (was Re David Kristola
1997-05-23  0:00                                                 ` Syntax for tagged record types (was Re: Not intended for use in medical,) Simon Wright
     [not found]                                         ` <mheaney-ya023680002005972314260001@news.ni.net <mheaney-ya023680002105972302430001@news.ni.net>
1997-05-22  0:00                                           ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-22  0:00                                             ` John G. Volan
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-23  0:00                                                 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-23  0:00                                                   ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-25  0:00                                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-25  0:00                                                     ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-27  0:00                                                     ` Ray Blaak
1997-05-23  0:00                                                   ` John G. Volan
1997-05-24  0:00                                                     ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-24  0:00                                                       ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-28  0:00                                                         ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-25  0:00                                                     ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-12  0:00                             ` Not intended for use in medical, John G. Volan
1997-05-12  0:00                         ` Language Design Mistakes (was "not intended...") W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1997-05-13  0:00                           ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-13  0:00                             ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-14  0:00                               ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-13  0:00                             ` W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1997-05-08  0:00                     ` Not intended for use in medical, Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-08  0:00                       ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-09  0:00                         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-12  0:00                       ` W. Wesley Groleau (Wes) [this message]
1997-05-12  0:00                         ` John G. Volan
1997-05-14  0:00                       ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-14  0:00                         ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00                           ` Jeff Carter
     [not found]                             ` <dewar.863632434@merv>
1997-05-15  0:00                               ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-18  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-15  0:00                         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-08  0:00                     ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-09  0:00                       ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-11  0:00                         ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-11  0:00                           ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-12  0:00                             ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-12  0:00                               ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-13  0:00                                 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-13  0:00                                   ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-14  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-15  0:00                                   ` W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1997-05-14  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00                                 ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-12  0:00                           ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-13  0:00                             ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00                               ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-14  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
     [not found]                                   ` <01bc6182$30e3a7c0$LocalHost@xhv46.dial.pipex.com>
1997-05-16  0:00                                     ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-16  0:00                                       ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-18  0:00                                         ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-18  0:00                                           ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-19  0:00                                             ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-19  0:00                                               ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-20  0:00                                                 ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-20  0:00                                                   ` Matthew Heaney
1997-05-21  0:00                                                     ` Dale Stanbrough
1997-05-19  0:00                                             ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-16  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-04  0:00         ` Richard Kenner
1997-05-04  0:00         ` Robert Dewar
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1997-04-25  0:00 Robert C. Leif, Ph.D.
1997-05-12  0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
1997-05-13  0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-05-14  0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
1997-05-14  0:00 tmoran
1997-05-14  0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-93
1997-05-19  0:00 Robert C. Leif, Ph.D.
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