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From: Wes Groleau <wwgrol@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com>
Subject: Re: Self-referential types
Date: 1999/10/19
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> Personally I use (at least I try too, I don't always succeed) nested
> procedures to increase code clarity.

It generally has that effect for me.

> This reduces the overall clutter in a unit, and I find it a lot easier
> to check my overall logic if I do this, it doesn't eliminate the need
> for comments (or indeed, proper written documentation), but it does
> make the program easier to understand. YMMV.

If good naming conventions are used, it can _greatly_ reduce the need
for comments.