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Subject: Re: += in ada
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Peter Hermann <ica2ph@sinus.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de> wrote in message news:<bnaqin$519$1@news.uni-stuttgart.de>...

> For my part e.g., I am against superfluous extensions like
> INC, +=, ++ and the like.
> (BTW, I would roll my own INC when really needed)

Ya, and do you roll your own "sqrt" too? Something as simple and basic
as incrementing a variable is not something that you should have to
"roll your own."

> Keep my Ada language as simple as possible:
> as few rules as possible is the secret of success.

Then why in the world aren't you using C? It's one hell of a lot
simpler than Ada, that's for sure!

With all due respect, I think your attitude is all too common here on
this forum: "I'm used to doing it a certain way, and I'll be damned if
I'll accept a simpler way."

"Rolling your own" increment procedure is *not* as simple as getting
one for free, so please refrain from rationalizing your irrationality
in the name of simplicity. You're giving "simplicity a bad name.