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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:04:48 +0200
From: Georg Bauhaus <bauhaus@futureapps.de>
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mchm wrote:

> And by Code completion
> i mean that when i define a variable named var : Integer, code
> completion should allow me to see the attributes of such type allong
> with attached help, whlile defining records tagged records i also could
> have accesss to the defined fields,

I know this is very convenient. I also know that it stops people
from learning because they get the impression they can get by without it.
The feature is useful in times, but beginners will do themselves a
disservice when they start to rely on the feature.
Try a good overview document instead, and see how this adds to your
work.

When you base your work entirely on code completion, your application
runs the risk of becoming a program that has been "competioned"
into existence, a patchwork, more or less.