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From: robert_dewar@my-dejanews.com
Subject: Re: Ada vs C++ vs Java
Date: 1999/01/20
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In article <784qvi$a0a$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
  dennison@telepath.com wrote:
> A good example of an Ada syntax spat is listing procedure
> parameters in function bodies.

The GNAT style rules are as follows, and yes everyone
at ACT follows them:

  function x (y : integer) return Boolean is
     ... declarations
  begin
     ... statements
  end x;

Above is used if it fits on one line

  function x
    (Hello : Integer;
     Goodbye : Integer)
     return    Integer
  is
     ... declarations
  begin
     ... statements
  end x;

if the prototopye takes more than one line.

> And of course Ada "style guides" will typically require
> one and only one of these formats to be used.

An old debater's trick, set up a silly strawman, and knock
it down. I never saw a set of guidelines that was obviously
wrong in this respect.

Remember

(a) no one is arguing in favor of demonstrably silly
    style guidelines.

(b) no one will accept that absurd notion that all style
    guidelines are bound to be demonstrably silly.

So please don't produce examples of idiotic rules as a
reason to have no rules!!!!!!

> More typically the style guide gets ignored because
> following it would be counter-productive. But that's an
> awfully slippery slope...

Indeed, which is why I think failure to follow style guide
lines should not for a moment be tolerated. If the problem
is that there is something wrong with the guidelines, fix
them, don't ignore them!

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