From: nospam@thanks.com.au (Don Harrison)
Subject: Re: subjectivity
Date: 1997/09/16
Date: 1997-09-16T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <EGL5CK.5IA@syd.csa.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: JSA.97Sep11213301@alexandria.organon.com
Jon S Anthony wrote:
:In article <EGA65A.G1s@syd.csa.com.au> nospam@thanks.com.au (Don Harrison) writes:
:
:> The interest factor may be quite relevant here. My interest in minimality,
:> uniqueness etc. certainly colours my own perception of simplicity.
:
:That's not all there is to it. What is being "minimized" and what is
:"unique" plays a central role as well.
Agree. Also, qualities may be beneficial in one *sense* and not another.
For example, one could argue that minimal language mechanisms make a
language easier to understand.
But from another perspective, code implemented in such a language may be
less easy to understand because more statements are required. This is one
reason why reuse becomes so important when using minimalist languages.
Further, minimalism has a performance overhead so increases the burden on
compiler writers to optimise extensively.
While there may be factors which derail it, this may be an argument in
favour of Ada's "richness". Oops, I'd better take that back - I'm supposed
to be a closed-minded language bigot! :)
Don. (Reverse to reply)
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1997-08-21 0:00 Critique of Ariane 5 paper (finally!) aek
[not found] ` <33FC66AD.9A0799D4@calfp.co.uk>
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Robert S. White
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-23 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
[not found] ` <33FFA4B1.3543@flash.net>
1997-08-26 0:00 ` Nick Leaton
[not found] ` <3403940F.4154@pseserv3.fw.hac.com>
[not found] ` <349224633wnr@eiffel.demon.co.uk>
1997-08-27 0:00 ` Design by Contract Robert Dewar
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Don Harrison
1997-08-27 0:00 ` Design By Contract Ted Velkoff
[not found] ` <5u3c6v$gtf$2@miranda.gmrc.gecm.com>
1997-08-28 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
1997-09-06 0:00 ` Joachim Durchholz
1997-09-06 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
[not found] ` <34058808.3BF@pseserv3.fw.hac.com>
1997-08-28 0:00 ` Darren New
[not found] ` <JSA.97Aug27180328@alexandria.organon.com>
1997-08-28 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Don Harrison
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-04 0:00 ` Don Harrison
[not found] ` <EFM140.Fy9@syd.csa.com.au>
1997-08-28 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Don Harrison
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
[not found] ` <EFqE8L.4Eq@ecf.toronto.edu>
[not found] ` <JSA.97Aug30145058@alexandria.organon.com>
1997-09-01 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Don Harrison
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Joerg Rodemann
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Don Harrison
[not found] ` <JSA.97Sep3201329@alexandria.organon.com>
1997-09-04 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Nick Leaton
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
[not found] ` <5un58u$9ih$1@gonzo.sun3.iaf.nl>
1997-09-06 0:00 ` Building blocks (Was: Design By Contract) Joachim Durchholz
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Veli-Pekka Nousiainen
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Veli-Pekka Nousiainen
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-09 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-09 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Darren New
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-16 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-15 0:00 ` John G. Volan
1997-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
[not found] ` <EFzLn7.481@ecf.toronto.edu>
1997-09-04 0:00 ` Design By Contract Jon S Anthony
[not found] ` <EFz0pD.E6n@syd.csa.com.au>
1997-09-05 0:00 ` subjectivity W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-05 0:00 ` subjectivity Matthew Heaney
1997-09-10 0:00 ` subjectivity Don Harrison
1997-09-12 0:00 ` subjectivity Jon S Anthony
1997-09-16 0:00 ` Don Harrison [this message]
1997-09-16 0:00 ` subjectivity Jon S Anthony
1997-09-10 0:00 ` subjectivity Don Harrison
1997-09-10 0:00 ` subjectivity W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-10 0:00 ` subjectivity W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-11 0:00 ` subjectivity Don Harrison
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Design By Contract W. Wesley Groleau x4923
[not found] ` <JSA.97Sep4172912@alexandria.organon.com>
[not found] ` <EG0oz8.F6M@syd.csa.com.au>
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Nick Leaton
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Nick Leaton
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-06 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
[not found] ` <EG0rp7.GtL@syd.csa.com.au>
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
[not found] ` <EFqDw0.3x7@ecf.toronto.edu>
[not found] ` <JSA.97Aug30145354@alexandria.organon.com>
1997-09-01 0:00 ` Patrick Doyle
1997-08-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Don Harrison
[not found] ` <3406BEF7.2FC3@flash.net>
[not found] ` <3406E0F7.6FF7ED99@calfp.co.uk>
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Critique of Ariane 5 paper (finally!) Ken Garlington
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