From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,5b062cdca243a886 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-02 03:21:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!chcgil2-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!news.huji.ac.il!not-for-mail From: "Ehud Lamm" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Please review and comment Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:16:09 +0300 Organization: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Message-ID: <9kb9ba$eaa$1@news.huji.ac.il> References: <3B67526E.D7E19382@worldnet.att.net> <9k991i$7o4$1@news.huji.ac.il> <3b68fb88$1@pull.gecm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: di2-25.dialin.huji.ac.il X-Trace: news.huji.ac.il 996747435 14666 132.64.12.25 (2 Aug 2001 10:17:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@news.huji.ac.il NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2001 10:17:15 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:11064 Date: 2001-08-02T13:16:09+03:00 List-Id: Martin Dowie wrote in message news:3b68fb88$1@pull.gecm.com... > Ehud, > > I'm intrigued by the last sentence 'For more ideas, and to learn > what NOT to do, see also "Ada 95 Quality and Style Guide: > Guidelines for Professional Programmers."' > > Are you saying this guide is pants? :-) > Heavens no! It is just that idioms in general tell you how things can be done, but don't tell you things to avoid: that's where a style guide can be handy. Ehud