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From: Dmitry A. Kazakov <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: Is the Writing on the Wall for Ada?
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 10:28:32 +0200
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 03:52:43 GMT, Matthew Heaney
<matthewjheaney@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Functions in Ada are basically value-returning subprograms that can
>modify state just like procedures, but aren't allowed to say that they
>modify state.  This is one thing Ada got wrong and C++ got right.
>Ideology should never trump reality.

Right, but also to have pure functions would be useful (pragma Pure
for functions).

Better if it were the default for any subroutine declared as
"function". And also to allow return values for subroutines declared
as "procedure".

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Dmitry Kazakov
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