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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,577df5d4a0e88785 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-12-19 10:14:17 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!204.127.161.2.MISMATCH!wn2feed!wn4feed!worldnet.att.net!128.230.129.106!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!freenix!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Beard, Frank" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: American English (was: Bad coding standards) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 13:12:18 -0500 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 977249651 61186 137.194.161.2 (19 Dec 2000 18:14:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 18:14:11 +0000 (UTC) To: "'comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org'" Return-Path: X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0beta5 Precedence: bulk List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:3264 Date: 2000-12-19T13:12:18-05:00 -----Original Message----- From: Graeme [mailto:bitstorm@bigpond.com] > Aesthetics (like, wayyyy off topic) - in philosophy, aesthetics > applies to the mind... in a round-about-way - so though we may > say that something is beautiful as we perceive it... and attribute > aesthetic merit to that entity or object... philosophy looks a lot > into into the relationship between our perceptions and that which > we believe we perceive... which has pretty well bugger-all to do > with ada or programming... perhaps. Finally, someone who grasps what I was trying to say. > Some mathematicians "know" when a theory (or solution to a theory, > whatever) is correct by the innate beauty of that aesthetic entity > they perceive in their mind's eye... I imagine that a (good) > programmer also knows when their solution is on the right track > because of some symmetry or harmony to the system under analysis > or construction... perhaps Ada makes this mental visualisation/ > comprehension a little more intuitive by its architecture ? So long as it readable ;-) Thanks for expounding. > Which begs my question: > "Is a symmetrical (in the sense of harmonious, well-ordered, > coherent) design also an effective one ?" I don't know... > I am just a lowly student.... Sounds like you do know. I would hire you. Frank