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From: do_while@lo-pan.ridgecrest.ca.us (Do-While Jones)
Subject: Re: Warning: Religious naming convention discussion :-) [was: assign
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Date: 1997/05/14
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Date: 1997-05-14T00:00:00+00:00
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Speaking from a maintenance point-of-view, I certainly prefer

  package Angles is

    type Degrees is digits ...;

to

>  package Angles is
>
>    type Angle_Type is digits ...;  -- in degrees

because it eliminates the need to "grep Angle_Type angles.ads" to see if a
variable of Angle_Type (declared in a different package) is expressed in 
degrees or radians. 

Never express in a comment that which can be expressed in the code.

  DIRECTION : Angles.Degrees;

is safer than

  DIRECTION : Angles.Angle_Type; -- in degrees

Furthermore, one is more likely to make this mistake:

  THETA_IN_RADIANS : Angles.Angle_Type;

than to make this mistake:

  THETA_IN_RADIANS : Angles.Degrees;

Do-While Jones

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