Re: ADA FUNCTIONS TO PROCEDURES

[jakrzy@ss5.magec.com (James A. Krzyzanowski)]

Henri Altarac (haltarac@rain.org) wrote:
: CONDIC@PSAVAX.PWFL.COM wrote:
: >
: > 
: > Robert Dewar <dewar@CS.NYU.EDU> writes:
: > >
: > >Can you tell us, just for curiosity, why anyone would want such a tool?
: > >I would be surprised if one exists, because I can't see any legitimate use
: > >for it!
: > >
: > I'd be inclined to agree, except for one possible issue.

: I have another possible reason.

: In some (strange) coding standard I saw, they required that
: function should not have any side effects. Procedure could.

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: Henri Altarac 

What's so strange about that?  At Magnavox, we DO have that as a coding
standard!
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