Re: Ada 0x Wish List

[Larry Hazel <lhazel@mindspring.com>]

David - Unfortunately, all of my Ada programming experience was the 83 version. 
I've done lots of reading on Ada 95, but that doesn't stick with you like using
something does.  I got totally frustrated and just retired because all they
wanted me to look at was C/C++, SGML, Tcl/Tk, other people's lousy Ada 83, and
writing specs where they didn't know what they wanted.

Sorry for venting.  I'll shut up now.

Larry

"David C. Hoos, Sr." wrote:
> 
> Not only is a trim function a piece of cake -- its defined by
> the language!!
> e.g., Ada.Strings.Fixed.Trim
> 
> "Larry Hazel" <lhazel@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:3A89BFD2.29ABF02B@mindspring.com...
> >
> >
> > Fraser Wilson wrote:
> > >
> > > In article <3A89AFC9.A218FF2@mindspring.com>,
> > > Larry Hazel  <lhazel@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >A Trim function is a piece of cake.
> > >
> > > Well, I know, but don't you think that the function I should be
> > > writing is the one that adds a space when I want it?  Indeed,
> > > it wouldn't even be a function.
> > >
> > > Sticking space on the front of the images of positive integers
> > > feels arbitrary.
> > >
> > > Fraser.
> > > (obviously, this is not a big deal, just something that irritates me)
> >
> > It's bothered me some in the past also, but I never considered it a big
> deal
> > either.  I think it was defined that way for symmetry since negative
> numbers.  A
> > place for the sign.