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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,bc1361a952ec75ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-01 03:32:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!news-hog.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!enews.sgi.com!news.xtra.co.nz!not-for-mail From: "AG" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3B6555ED.9B0B0420@sneakemail.com> <9ff447f2.0107301653.c8f5e94@posting.google.com> <3B6624E6.DF734E5C@sneakemail.com> <9ff447f2.0107311725.5af099ae@posting.google.com> <3B6784C6.200B0B47@sneakemail.com> Subject: Re: How to make Ada a dominant language X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 22:32:58 +1200 NNTP-Posting-Host: 210.54.86.22 X-Complaints-To: newsadmin@xtra.co.nz X-Trace: news.xtra.co.nz 996661921 210.54.86.22 (Wed, 01 Aug 2001 22:32:01 NZST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 22:32:01 NZST Organization: Xtra Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10932 Date: 2001-08-01T22:32:58+12:00 List-Id: "Preben Randhol" wrote in message news:slrn9mfk14.pbf.randhol+abuse@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no... > 3. I don't see any gain what so ever in removing _one_ character as > it clearly reduces readability as seen in a previous post. If it is > so hard to type :=, then make a macro and put it on a shortcut. Or just take some typing courses and never again think of that one extra key-stroke:) Seriously, is it anyone's claim that a programmer's productivity is limited by the typing speed?