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=1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,FREEMAIL_FROM, HELO_NO_DOMAIN,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_NONE,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC, SPOOFED_FREEMAIL_NO_RDNS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,52fd60a337c05842 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-14 12:43:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Gautier no_direct_reply_please" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: ada paper critic Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 19:42:48 +0000 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1024083782 51116 137.194.161.2 (14 Jun 2002 19:43:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 19:43:02 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: X-Originating-IP: [217.162.208.156] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Jun 2002 19:42:48.0608 (UTC) FILETIME=[A9B9B200:01C213DB] Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25974 Date: 2002-06-14T19:42:48+00:00 >Alderson, Paul A. wrote: >> MY_BIG_BLOATED_PACKAGE_NAME.MY_BIG_BLOATED_VARIABLE_NAME := >>MY_OTHER_BIG_BLOATED_PACKAGE_NAME.MY_BIG_BLOATED_ARRAY_OR_FUNCTION(MY_BIG_BLOATED_GLOBAL_LIT_PACKAGE.AND_OF_COURSE_A_BIG_BLOATED_LITERAL); Andrew Maizels: >Yeah, this sucks. And having to haul in a dozen different packages to do >anything useful sucks too. Let's add that this not the typical style or a required syntax of Ada, but bad habits of programmers who were accustomed to punched cards, capital letters, PDP-8 machines and were resticted to program in FORTRAN-66 or C in their youth. ________________________________________________________ Gautier -- http://www.mysunrise.ch/users/gdm/gsoft.htm NB: For a direct answer, address on the Web site! _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx