From: "(see below)" <yaldnif.w@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: How come Ada isn't more popular?
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:07:25 +0000
Date: 2007-01-31T23:07:25+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <C1E6D1AD.9256E%yaldnif.w@blueyonder.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: wcchcu6zu9d.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com
On 31/1/07 22:49, in article wcchcu6zu9d.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com, "Robert A
Duff" <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com> wrote:
> Yes, I saw part of that discussion. Yes, "closure" really just means
> "procedure". We use "closure" (or "lexical closure") to emphasize the
> fact that a "procedure" includes some environmental information in
> addition to just the code.
>
> "Closure" also emphasizes that there's something interesting about that
> environment -- namely, that NESTED procedures may be passed around the
> place (whether inward only, or both inward and outward).
...
> Pascal programmers just call them "procedural parameters".
Thread tie!
I invented the "procedural/functional parameter" terminology for
the BSI/ISO standard because we kept getting confused in committee
about what was meant when we spoke of "procedure parameters".
(Were "procedure parameters" the parameters OF procedures
or those that WERE procedures?)
--
Bill Findlay
<surname><forename> chez blueyonder.co.uk
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2007-01-23 5:53 How come Ada isn't more popular? artifact.one
2007-01-23 6:37 ` adaworks
2007-01-23 6:50 ` artifact.one
2007-01-23 14:24 ` Arthur Evans Jr
2007-01-23 20:11 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-23 21:14 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-23 15:23 ` Ed Falis
2007-01-23 20:09 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-24 8:50 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-01-24 20:23 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-24 11:06 ` gautier_niouzes
2007-01-24 19:25 ` tmoran
2007-01-25 4:46 ` Gautier
2007-01-25 9:29 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-27 16:59 ` Stephen Leake
2007-01-27 20:40 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-27 21:19 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-28 8:44 ` Ray Blaak
2007-01-29 8:56 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-29 14:21 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-31 9:23 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-31 10:24 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-02 8:42 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-02 9:32 ` Alex R. Mosteo
2007-02-02 11:04 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-02 13:57 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-03 9:44 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-03 14:51 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-04 17:55 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-04 20:18 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-04 21:29 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-04 22:33 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-05 9:20 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-05 12:16 ` Harald Korneliussen
2007-02-05 14:06 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-05 13:53 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-05 9:59 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-05 13:43 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-06 9:15 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-06 11:45 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-06 14:16 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-06 15:44 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-06 17:40 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-07 8:55 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-07 9:30 ` GC in Ada Martin Krischik
2007-02-07 11:08 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-07 11:15 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-07 11:53 ` Martin Krischik
2007-02-07 12:22 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-08 7:26 ` Martin Krischik
2007-02-08 9:33 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-09 13:37 ` Martin Krischik
2007-02-09 13:47 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-09 15:29 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-09 20:52 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-08 7:48 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-08 8:20 ` Martin Krischik
2007-02-08 8:43 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-09 14:20 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-09 16:23 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-12 8:52 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-12 12:56 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-08 18:24 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-02-09 8:57 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2007-02-09 12:57 ` Robert A Duff
2007-02-09 14:44 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2007-02-10 13:38 ` Robert A Duff
2007-02-12 8:47 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2007-02-12 15:31 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-02-09 18:35 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-02-10 19:01 ` Martin Krischik
2007-02-11 15:22 ` Pascal Obry
2007-02-11 20:30 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-02-13 18:47 ` Pascal Obry
2007-02-13 23:08 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-02-14 11:13 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2007-02-14 16:29 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-02-14 19:47 ` Robert A Duff
2007-02-14 11:10 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2007-02-14 16:29 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-02-15 8:39 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2007-02-15 17:14 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-02-08 18:38 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-09 7:58 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-09 10:07 ` Martin Krischik
2007-02-09 14:10 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-07 12:19 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-08 7:54 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-08 9:49 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-07 10:10 ` How come Ada isn't more popular? Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-07 10:56 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-07 22:58 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-08 9:04 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-08 10:01 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-06 17:47 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-06 18:05 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-06 18:28 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-07 7:54 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-07 9:42 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-08 8:10 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-08 18:14 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-09 8:17 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-09 14:02 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-09 18:08 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-09 18:43 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-09 18:57 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-09 18:03 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-09 18:47 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-02-09 19:02 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-09 19:35 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-02-09 19:52 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-12 7:20 ` Harald Korneliussen
2007-02-12 14:12 ` Robert A Duff
2007-02-09 22:11 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-09 22:05 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-10 1:31 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-02-10 2:18 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-05 19:05 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-09 8:01 ` adaworks
2007-02-09 9:07 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2007-02-09 10:36 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-09 12:50 ` Robert A Duff
2007-02-09 14:02 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-10 18:21 ` adaworks
2007-02-10 18:41 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-10 20:29 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-09 14:12 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-09 19:41 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-02-12 9:07 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-12 20:56 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-02-13 9:02 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-02-14 10:12 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-09 9:21 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-25 21:42 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-01-28 19:32 ` Gautier
2007-01-30 19:41 ` tmoran
2007-01-25 22:21 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-25 11:31 ` Ali Bendriss
2007-01-27 5:12 ` Charles D Hixson
2007-01-27 9:52 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-27 22:01 ` Charles D Hixson
2007-01-27 23:24 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-28 9:14 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-01-28 15:06 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-29 14:37 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-01-29 15:50 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-30 19:58 ` Robert A Duff
2007-01-30 21:52 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-31 22:49 ` Robert A Duff
2007-01-31 23:07 ` (see below) [this message]
2007-01-31 23:18 ` Robert A Duff
2007-01-31 23:36 ` (see below)
2007-02-01 7:57 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-31 17:49 ` Ed Falis
2007-01-31 22:53 ` Robert A Duff
2007-01-31 10:55 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-01-31 15:16 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-01 14:22 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-01 15:18 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-01 16:26 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-01 17:36 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-01 20:53 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-01 21:57 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-01 22:03 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-01 23:40 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-03 16:54 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-03 18:39 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-03 20:06 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-05 0:06 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-05 13:58 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-05 14:23 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-02 7:17 ` Harald Korneliussen
2007-02-05 0:39 ` Robert A Duff
2007-02-05 1:00 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-02 9:20 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-02 12:34 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-03 9:45 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-03 14:16 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-04 19:33 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-04 20:44 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-04 23:00 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-04 23:21 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-02 14:27 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-02 16:07 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-01 19:31 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-01 22:54 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-02-02 1:37 ` in defense of GC (was Re: How come Ada isn't more popular?) Ray Blaak
2007-02-02 9:35 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-02 12:44 ` in defense of GC Markus E Leypold
2007-02-03 10:13 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-03 14:28 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-04 18:38 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-04 20:24 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-04 21:57 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-04 22:47 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-04 23:08 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-05 15:57 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-05 8:47 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-05 14:03 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-05 0:23 ` Robert A Duff
2007-02-05 0:55 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-06 0:01 ` Robert A Duff
2007-02-06 1:06 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-05 1:00 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-05 1:19 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-06 8:32 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-06 11:07 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-06 18:01 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-06 18:25 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-06 19:42 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-06 0:18 ` Robert A Duff
2007-02-06 0:59 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-06 1:07 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-02 18:15 ` in defense of GC (was Re: How come Ada isn't more popular?) Ray Blaak
2007-02-02 19:35 ` Adam Beneschan
2007-02-02 20:04 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-02 22:40 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-03 10:00 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-02-03 14:30 ` in defense of GC Markus E Leypold
2007-02-02 12:36 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-02 21:50 ` in defense of GC (was Re: How come Ada isn't more popular?) Gautier
2007-02-04 8:19 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-04 17:36 ` Hyman Rosen
2007-02-04 21:21 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-05 1:12 ` Robert A Duff
2007-02-05 9:06 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-06 0:28 ` in defense of GC Robert A Duff
2007-02-06 8:24 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-06 11:50 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-07 7:44 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-07 8:54 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-07 11:19 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-07 23:32 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-08 8:49 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-09 14:09 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-09 16:17 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-09 20:51 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-09 22:19 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-08 9:24 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-02-09 15:08 ` Georg Bauhaus
2007-02-07 19:01 ` Ray Blaak
2007-02-07 11:17 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-29 16:23 ` How come Ada isn't more popular? Georg Bauhaus
2007-01-29 16:56 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-29 23:56 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-01-23 6:58 ` AW: " Grein, Christoph (Fa. ESG)
2007-01-23 10:31 ` Talulah
2007-01-23 13:48 ` Anders Wirzenius
2007-01-23 20:17 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-23 20:43 ` Pascal Obry
2007-01-24 9:42 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-24 20:48 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-23 10:02 ` Stephen Leake
2007-01-23 16:49 ` adaworks
2007-01-23 17:40 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-24 12:51 ` Peter Hermann
2007-01-24 14:42 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-23 20:10 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-23 22:37 ` Frank J. Lhota
2007-01-24 7:27 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-24 9:50 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-24 20:25 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-24 21:34 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-25 9:23 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-26 7:59 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-26 20:05 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-26 22:43 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-23 21:19 ` Björn Persson
2007-01-23 10:38 ` Alex R. Mosteo
2007-01-23 12:58 ` gautier_niouzes
2007-01-23 21:56 ` Dr. Adrian Wrigley
2007-01-24 13:52 ` Alex R. Mosteo
2007-01-24 19:25 ` tmoran
2007-01-24 19:38 ` artifact.one
2007-01-26 2:50 ` Keith Thompson
2007-01-26 5:29 ` Gautier
2007-01-27 5:22 ` Charles D Hixson
2007-01-23 19:16 ` Tero Koskinen
2007-01-23 21:12 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-01-24 9:59 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-24 18:22 ` Yves Bailly
2007-01-24 19:18 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-25 8:37 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-25 9:40 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-26 8:52 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-01-26 11:40 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-27 16:56 ` Stephen Leake
2007-01-27 19:58 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-28 17:12 ` Ed Falis
2007-01-28 18:38 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-25 10:13 ` Harald Korneliussen
2007-01-25 12:54 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-26 7:03 ` Harald Korneliussen
2007-01-25 13:08 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-25 22:36 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-25 23:26 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-26 4:23 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-26 11:35 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-26 20:22 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-26 23:04 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-27 19:57 ` Frank J. Lhota
2007-01-28 20:43 ` adaworks
2007-01-28 22:57 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-29 1:04 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-28 20:32 ` adaworks
2007-01-28 21:12 ` Cesar Rabak
2007-01-28 22:43 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-29 22:40 ` Cesar Rabak
2007-01-30 9:31 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-30 16:19 ` adaworks
2007-01-30 21:05 ` Jeffrey Creem
2007-01-31 7:59 ` AW: " Grein, Christoph (Fa. ESG)
2007-02-03 16:33 ` Martin Krischik
2007-01-28 22:38 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-29 16:16 ` adaworks
2007-01-29 16:35 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-29 1:02 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-30 0:21 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-01-26 7:21 ` Harald Korneliussen
2007-01-26 7:16 ` Harald Korneliussen
2007-01-27 5:30 ` Charles D Hixson
2007-01-24 20:10 ` Cesar Rabak
2007-01-23 20:02 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-24 7:18 ` adaworks
2007-01-24 14:19 ` Alex R. Mosteo
2007-01-24 15:27 ` Poll on background of Ada people (was: How come Ada isn't more po) Larry Kilgallen
2007-01-23 21:36 ` How come Ada isn't more popular? kevin cline
2007-01-23 22:18 ` Martin Dowie
2007-01-24 4:14 ` Alexander E. Kopilovich
2007-01-24 7:30 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-24 20:15 ` Alexander E. Kopilovich
2007-01-25 22:16 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-25 23:32 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-26 8:50 ` AW: " Grein, Christoph (Fa. ESG)
2007-01-26 11:52 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-29 6:16 ` AW: " Grein, Christoph (Fa. ESG)
2007-01-29 14:31 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-26 8:56 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-01-26 11:49 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-26 22:05 ` Alexander E. Kopilovich
2007-01-24 7:31 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-24 7:42 ` kevin cline
2007-01-24 8:07 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-01-24 12:12 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-24 12:48 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-01-24 14:49 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-24 13:40 ` Pascal Obry
2007-01-24 14:50 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-24 17:22 ` Pascal Obry
2007-01-24 17:56 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-24 18:09 ` Pascal Obry
2007-01-24 19:37 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-24 19:52 ` Pascal Obry
2007-01-24 21:31 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-03-19 2:09 ` adaworks
2007-01-25 7:52 ` Harald Korneliussen
2007-01-24 16:25 ` Adam Beneschan
2007-01-24 17:03 ` Niklas Holsti
2007-01-25 15:37 ` Bob Spooner
2007-02-06 9:54 ` Dave Thompson
2007-02-06 11:01 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-02-26 5:47 ` Dave Thompson
2007-01-24 16:14 ` adaworks
2007-01-25 0:22 ` kevin cline
2007-01-25 6:04 ` adaworks
2007-01-25 10:37 ` Maciej Sobczak
2007-01-25 23:36 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-25 10:42 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-01-25 8:27 ` Harald Korneliussen
2007-01-25 4:50 ` Alexander E. Kopilovich
2007-01-27 5:43 ` Charles D Hixson
2007-01-27 8:38 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2007-01-28 12:11 ` Michael Bode
2007-01-28 15:20 ` Markus E Leypold
2007-01-29 9:44 ` Martin Krischik
2007-01-27 13:06 ` Gautier
2007-01-27 16:28 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-01-28 0:55 ` Charles D Hixson
2007-01-28 1:18 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-01-28 17:06 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-28 21:11 ` adaworks
2007-01-24 19:33 ` Arthur Evans Jr
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2007-01-25 22:34 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-25 22:55 ` Robert A Duff
2007-01-26 19:59 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2007-01-27 3:54 ` Randy Brukardt
2007-01-24 0:12 ` JPWoodruff
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