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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: renaming Interfaces.Java.Ada_To_Java_String to the + operator
Date: 1998/01/14
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Terry says

<<for readability.  In the same way, use of the + operator can
make a program more readable, not less.
>>

Absolutely! And the same can be said of absolutely all features in the
language

 use of xxx can make a program more readable, not less

But on the other hand it is also true that

 use of xxx can make a program less readable, not more

And both statements are true for all xxx.

I know people desparately want simple rules that somehow guarantee readability,
but the fact of the matter is that judgment is called for in most cases, and
having the skill to make the judgment correctly is one of the important
skills that programmers need to have or acquire.

Yes, sets of official guidelines and rules can help, but they are not a
susbtitute for good judgment!