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From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@baesystems.com>
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Subject: Re: Feasibility of using Ada in new development
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 09:30:08 +0100
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Martin Krischik wrote:
>> This will be a whole lot easier with Object.Method notation - this
>> shold be Ada0Y.
>
> I don't think it gets any easier. The main problem is the use of
> "use" here. A lot of progammers "use" everything and anything and
> hence an enourmous amount of identifier become visible. And then the
> IDE can't choose.

But with Object.Method notation, the need to use "use" is reduced. :-)


> Shure, once you type "Object." the IDE can reduce the choice - but
> then "Package." would have been just as easy for the IDE.
>
> So actually more difficult. The IDE must now support "Object." and
> "Package."

That's a difficulty for the IDE implementor (thankfully) not me.

Cheers

-- Martin