Re: ADA FUNCTIONS TO PROCEDURES

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

David Weller (dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM) wrote:
: In article <D5Aoy5.JCH@ss3.magec.com>,
: James A. Krzyzanowski <jakrzy@ss5.magec.com> wrote:
: >Henri Altarac (haltarac@rain.org) wrote:
: >
: >: In some (strange) coding standard I saw, they required that
: >: function should not have any side effects. Procedure could.
: >
: >What's so strange about that?  At Magnavox, we DO have that as a coding
: >standard!

: I think he was implying it was strange because it required it in a
: strict sense (?).  We have the "No side effect" rule in our standard
: too, but it's immediately followed up with a statement that one MAY
: break the rule if 1) it provides a more readable product, 2) it is a
: "safe" usage ( a good example is the state of a random number
: generator), and 3) It passes a code review of peers and at least one
: "expert"

Yes, we do have the same exception; I just did not want to confuse the
discussion with practical facts ;^}
--
Not necessarily the opinion of the company...
--
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
James A. Krzyzanowski - Senior Software Engineer - AFATDS
Magnavox Electronic Systems Company * Fort Wayne, IN 46808 * (219) 429-6446
jakrzy@most.magec.com        Opinions_Expressed := (Mine and not Magnavox);
            "I'd rather be right than politically correct !!!"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------