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From: Cesar Rabak <csrabak@yahoo.com.br>
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Subject: Re: Translating an embedded C algorithm
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:03:46 -0200
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Dmitry A. Kazakov escreveu:
> On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:08:21 -0200, Cesar Rabak wrote:
> 
>> Dmitry A. Kazakov escreveu:
>>> There is a good C-style rule for that. Place all constants on the left,
>>> i.e.
>>>
>>>  if (1 = a) {  // Compile error
>>>
>>> Another advantage is that constant expressions are usually shorter, so it
>>> becomes more readable as well.
>>>
>> Not always the assigment or comparison is being done against a constant,
> 
> Yes, but it makes 80% of the cases. Interestingly, but I have a feeling
> that in Ada programs there is somehow less comparisons like above. Maybe
> because of use of enumeration types and case-statements?
> 

I don't have this statistic, but, may I think you're in the ballpark.

WRT use of enum types, perhaps. C has case statements as well.

I feel the whole issue revolves around some philosophic ideas that 
programmers in each language learn from day one and then start to reason 
in that way for a full life.

>> so this is an advance, but still does not avoid all mishaps.
> 
> Yes, it does not, but it reduces risk. A further step could be switching to
> Ada...
> 

Yes, but this switching is costly and if we just do an 'automated' 
translation you do not earn any bonuses. . .