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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: 'constant functions' and access constant params (was Re: Array of
 Variant Records Question...)
Date: 1999/09/23
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In article <7sas3p$bfa@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>,
  Richard D Riehle <LaoXhai@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> The question is, what does invoking an operation mean to the
caller.

The answer is that without comments, the caller has not the
foggiest idea. Specifications in Ada give only the bearest
structural details on how to call a subprogram, they do not
give any hint as to what the subprogram is supposed to do!

So let's not get too excercised about what is and what is not
in the actual syntax, since we know that the most critical part
in any case will be in the comments saying what is to be done.

Richard, if you think the client and the implementor will ignore
the comments you are completely lost in any case, since these
comments are the *only* clue as to the functionality to be used
or implemented.


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