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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,3869f0598191b11d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net.POSTED!d9c68f36!not-for-mail Message-ID: <40FC6D42.8030508@noplace.com> From: Marin David Condic User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020823 Netscape/7.0 (OEM-HPQ-PRS1C03) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Porting ADA source References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 00:54:30 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 165.247.64.89 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net 1090284870 165.247.64.89 (Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:54:30 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:54:30 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:2261 Date: 2004-07-20T00:54:30+00:00 List-Id: Yeah, but a) Standard types are part of the language so they often get used, B) Saying "Don't do that..." when its already done doesn't really present a solution and C) Most programmers are of average to below average in skill level and experience so you have to make allowances for what they are *going* to do no matter how bad an answer it is. That's why I often argue for some of the "expedient" things like conditional compilation even if it isn't the "best" or most "pure" answer: It gives you a way of dealing with what *is* rather than what *should be*. MDC Steve wrote: > > The basic answer here is: don't use the standard types. Define your own > or use the definitions in the Interfaces package. If you have a large base > or code using the predefined types, look for a tool to convert these to > your own definitions. > -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/NSFrames.htm Send Replies To: m o d c @ a m o g c n i c . r "All reformers, however strict their social conscience, live in houses just as big as they can pay for." --Logan Pearsall Smith ======================================================================