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From: ian@rsd.bel.alcatel.be (Ian Ward)
Subject: Re: Language Choice and Coding style
Date: 1996/06/26
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In article 0@assen.demon.co.uk, john@assen.demon.co.uk (John McCabe) writes:

>How about going back to Ada 83. Whose daft idea was it to copy the LRM
>and start WRITING_STUFF_LIKE_THIS. I find pages and pages of
>identifiers in upper case, interspersed with the odd lower case
>keyword rather difficult to read.

I have to say that I find it ok, I guess it is down to what 
one is used to.

> What I find most annoying though, is
>being _told_ to write my code LIKE_THAT by bloody Germans!
>

If the staff at your company learn German, and French, well
enough, and funding allows, then perhaps your company can
become prime contractors in future projects.

Alternatively, you could consider a successful career in
tabloid journalism, I would not be too surprised if the 
Daily Mirror has a few openings;-)

Best regards,
Ian.