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On Friday, 9 August 2019 22:05:40 UTC+1, Maciej Sobczak  wrote:
> > That is why using named arguments is better and also more clear
> >=20
> >     P (I=3D>1, J=3D>2);
>=20
> Of course - the best way to avoid writing bad code is to write good code.=
 But this is true in any language. What we should expect from good language=
s is that bad code should be impossible, or at least writing bad code shoul=
d take more effort than writing good code. And yet, what the above example =
shows, bad code is perfectly possible in Ada and in fact is easier - and th=
at good code involves higher effort.
>=20
> Which, ultimately, makes it more difficult for Ada to gain attention of C=
++ programmers, for example.

You could always have a enforce named parameters compiler option, don't kno=
w if GNAT has that, which would piss off most people if there was no editor=
 assistance to fill that in for you.

Luke.