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Subject: Re: Trivia: Ada packages are great!
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> The (C++) context is the text you have removed: I take it that neither a
> file nor a single =E2=80=9Cnamespace xyz {...=E2=80=9D will provide an ex=
haustive answer
> when asking: What unit do I need when I need all of that namespace?

Why would you need "all of that namespace"?
I have never had such a need, neither in C++ nor in Ada.
In fact, most often than not, I'm interested in minimizing dependencies, wh=
ich means that I do *not* want most of whatever namespace/package I use.

> Granted, this, like C# classes broken into several implementation units
> will help keeping business secrets apart, for example.

Does it mean that it helps relate the implementation details?

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Maciej Sobczak * http://www.inspirel.com