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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Ideas for Ada 200X
Date: 30 May 2003 12:13:11 -0500
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In article <u4r3co12f.fsf@nasa.gov>, Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov> writes:
> 18k11tm001@sneakemail.com (Russ) writes:
> 
>> > Occasionally I run into code that looks something like:
>> > 
>> > production_total( total_class ).shift( shift_index ) :=
>> >   production_total( total_class ).shift( shift_index ) + count;
>> > 
>> > That would read a lot cleaner as:
>> > 
>> >   production_total( total_class ).shift( shift_index ) += count;
>> 
>> Couldn't have said it better myself.
> 
> What is wrong with having a style guide that says:
> 
> "If you have statements like 
>    production_total( total_class ).shift( shift_index ) :=
>       production_total( total_class ).shift( shift_index ) + count;
> 
> you must write an appropriate Increment function, and use it instead"
> 
> Problem solved; no need for language change or compiler support.

Alternatively, would a renaming declaration work ?