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=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,1c8aeba24bc53c7b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: George Haddad Subject: Re: Request for Ada Coding Standards Date: 1997/08/18 Message-ID: <33F8AF4C.475@lmco.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 265256767 References: <33F4DFFA.7909@lmco.com> <5t4apd$6eq@top.mitre.org> Organization: Lockheed Martin M & S, Sunnyvale, CA Reply-To: george.haddad@lmco.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-08-18T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Michael F Brenner wrote: > > Why ask people to standardize syntax instead of the things that > make the code work? Why not ask people to: [snip] We ask people to do lots of things. {Silly and otherwise :-) Just ask anyone associated with DoD procurement of software.} This particular request is to facilitate my completing a particular task involving coding standards. The assignment for me to complete this task to the best of my ability is not (regrettably or otherwise) vulnerable to discussion. (By which I mean that all the cogent, well-thought-out arguments in the world as to why coding standards are "the tools of the devil", will not in any iota of degree convince the fellow doing my performance appraisal that I didn't really need to complete my assigned task anyway. :-)) ***************************************************************** I found these opinions on my doorstep, would you please give them a good home?