From: "AG" <a_n_g@x_t_r_a.c_o.n_z>
Subject: Re: ada paper critic
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 12:38:29 +1200
Date: 2002-06-16T12:38:29+12:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <M4RO8.4709$iR2.423709@news.xtra.co.nz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: wccadpwb1dw.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com
"Robert A Duff" <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com> wrote in message
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> "Gautier no_direct_reply_please" <gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > Let's add that this not the typical style or a required syntax
> > of Ada, but bad habits of programmers who were accustomed
> > to punched cards, capital letters, PDP-8 machines and were
> > resticted to program in FORTRAN-66 or C in their youth.
>
> ALL_CAPS *was* the recommended style for Ada 83.
> So it doesn't go back to punch cards and the like.
>
Sorry, could you comment on this a bit more?
I know it was a stated requirement that any
program *can* be written in all capitals, but
recommended?
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2002-06-14 19:42 ada paper critic Gautier no_direct_reply_please
2002-06-15 15:08 ` Simon Wright
2002-06-15 22:52 ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-16 0:38 ` AG [this message]
2002-06-17 14:15 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-18 13:52 ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-18 15:41 ` Darren New
2002-06-18 18:04 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-06-19 1:04 ` Rod Haper
2002-06-27 2:46 ` lowercase, was " David Thompson
2002-06-28 12:52 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-16 22:19 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-16 23:02 ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-17 7:07 ` Kevin Cline
2002-06-18 20:54 ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-18 22:15 ` Larry Kilgallen
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2002-06-14 22:28 Gautier direct_replies_not_read
2002-06-15 14:43 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-14 22:18 Beard, Frank [Contractor]
2002-06-15 1:38 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-06-14 22:08 Beard, Frank [Contractor]
2002-06-14 20:36 Beard, Frank [Contractor]
2002-06-14 21:34 ` Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-15 4:14 ` Lyle McKennot
2002-06-14 20:06 Gautier no_direct_reply_please
2002-06-14 20:48 ` Baugereau
2002-06-15 14:38 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-14 14:31 Alderson, Paul A.
2002-06-14 15:16 ` Darren New
2002-06-14 15:58 ` Andrew Maizels
2002-06-14 17:00 ` chris.danx
2002-06-14 18:44 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-06-14 20:26 ` Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-14 22:06 ` Ehud Lamm
2002-06-14 22:01 ` Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-14 22:38 ` sk
2002-06-15 11:28 ` Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-15 18:10 ` sk
2002-06-15 14:30 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-15 17:36 ` sk
2002-06-16 3:08 ` Gautier
2002-06-16 0:05 ` AG
2002-06-16 21:05 ` Gautier
2002-06-14 23:10 ` tmoran
2002-06-15 14:19 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-15 23:04 ` Darren New
2002-06-15 23:38 ` Darren New
2002-06-17 10:56 ` Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-17 19:56 ` Brian Rogoff
2002-06-17 20:47 ` Marin David Condic
2002-06-18 18:10 ` Brian Rogoff
2002-06-18 18:51 ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-18 19:08 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-06-18 20:47 ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-19 5:28 ` Robert I. Eachus
2002-06-18 14:01 ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-14 20:58 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-14 21:30 ` Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-15 1:24 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-06-15 3:02 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2002-06-15 21:54 ` AG
2002-06-14 0:49 Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-14 1:28 ` Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-14 1:43 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-06-14 4:53 ` David Marceau
2002-06-14 6:40 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-06-14 6:49 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-06-14 12:18 ` Baugereau
2002-06-14 16:30 ` David Marceau
2002-06-14 17:34 ` Baugereau
2002-06-14 19:01 ` Wes Groleau
2002-06-14 19:43 ` Baugereau
2002-06-15 3:02 ` Vinzent Hoefler
2002-06-15 9:49 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-17 15:53 ` Dan Andreatta
2002-06-17 18:20 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-17 20:56 ` Michael Bode
2002-06-17 21:18 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-16 21:52 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-14 20:02 ` Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-14 3:14 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-14 4:35 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-06-14 8:05 ` David Marceau
2002-06-14 12:31 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-06-14 15:08 ` Darren New
2002-06-17 0:17 ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-14 19:05 ` Wes Groleau
2002-06-16 3:34 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-06-16 3:32 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-06-14 8:25 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2002-06-14 12:19 ` Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-14 14:51 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2002-06-14 15:09 ` Darren New
2002-06-16 22:49 ` Dmitry A.Kazakov
2002-06-16 15:07 ` Jim Rogers
2002-06-17 4:06 ` Darren New
2002-06-17 4:52 ` Jim Rogers
2002-06-17 9:45 ` David Marceau
2002-06-17 15:42 ` Darren New
2002-06-17 3:59 ` Darren New
2002-06-17 22:19 ` Dmitry A.Kazakov
2002-06-14 12:58 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-06-14 22:16 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-06-15 1:22 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-06-15 0:51 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-06-15 11:49 ` Immanuel Scholz
2002-06-15 21:45 ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-14 14:59 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-16 3:27 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-06-16 22:18 ` Wes Groleau
2002-06-16 22:38 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-14 15:00 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-14 20:13 ` Wes Groleau
2002-06-14 18:52 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-06-15 22:03 ` Robert A Duff
2002-06-16 1:58 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-06-16 3:19 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-06-16 22:20 ` Wes Groleau
2002-06-17 1:57 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-06-17 2:16 ` Jeffrey Carter
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