From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,459feef56669b92d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-11-07 08:25:05 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.vmunix.org!newsfeed.stueberl.de!newsr1.ipcore.viaginterkom.de!btnet-peer1!btnet-feed5!btnet!news.btopenworld.com!not-for-mail From: "Martin Dowie" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: "continue/next" for "loop" Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 16:24:23 +0000 (UTC) Organization: BT Openworld Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: host81-129-48-51.in-addr.btopenworld.com X-Trace: titan.btinternet.com 1068222263 4523 81.129.48.51 (7 Nov 2003 16:24:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news-complaints@lists.btinternet.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 16:24:23 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:2213 Date: 2003-11-07T16:24:23+00:00 List-Id: "Charles Lindsey" wrote in message news:HnzLEA.LMB@clerew.man.ac.uk... > In martin.dowie@btopenworld.com (Martin Dowie) writes: > > I think "nested boxes" is the essential feature of _any_ structured > programming, including Jackson's. Yes, it is a long time time I knew what > Jackson's system was all about, but I do recall that it seemed to be a bit > overhyped at the time. I still bear some of his teaching in mind... like basing programs on the structure of the data it manipulates - for file processing programs at any rate. The best hype I heard was that "Abbey National" (a UK bank) had found that since moving to JSP, that testing was no longer cost effective! And to be fair, I think it did 'raise the game' for 'below par' programmers. -- Martin