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On Saturday, July 28, 2012 1:37:30 AM UTC-6, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
>=20
> BTW, when you talk about constraints, that let me suggest another problem
> you have. You seem to use same numeric type for many things. In Ada it is
> considered good practice to declare many disparate types rather than
> subtypes of Integer. This is "weak" vs. "strong" typing POV.

This is true, and I have no problem with having multiple types. *However*, =
it should be noted that using subtyping may be precisely what is needed; pe=
rhaps the datatype in the simulation goes through intermediate calculations=
 where the sign is negative but the result is always Positive or Natural.

Vectors in math/physics is a good example -- there is something *very* wron=
g if you try loading vectors with a negative magnitude -- where having the =
magnitude in 2's complement might make it easier for some calculations.