Re: Why I like Ada

[Wes Groleau <groleau+news@freeshell.org>]

Peter Amey wrote:
>> Unchecked_Conversion is Target.  So if you want to convert to a 
>> (local) type Target, you have to use selected notation... ;-)
> 
> What, as in: "My.Foot"?   Yes, that would concentrate the mind a bit.

Indeed.  Such absurdly non-intuitive syntax.
Obviously better would be

     Foot ( My )


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