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From: "G.B." <bauhaus@notmyhomepage.invalid>
Subject: Re: Ada 2012 Constraints (WRT an Ada IR)
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 12:04:46 +0100
Date: 2016-12-14T12:04:46+01:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <o2r8tr$bc9$1@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <o2r0lo$175u$1@gioia.aioe.org>

On 14/12/2016 09:42, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:
>
> The precondition here is *not* (Y in Positive), it is (Y in Integer). It is legal to call X on any Integer. Checking Y>=0 is semantically a part of the X's body, even if the compiler could inline this part at the caller's side or optimize it or the rest of the body away.

And this is where Design by Contract, by intent, would differ
from current choice of Ada's defensive style:

   The programmer is NOT allowed to just call an operation
   when there is a Pre aspect that says: Don't!

So, by intent, if you declare

   procedure X (Y : Positive)
      with
         Pre => Y > 0;

then a client programmer is required, by contract, to not
call X with a non-positive Integer.  If he or she does,
then the programmer is violating the contract, and held
responsible for any damage caused by the body of X.

This is what contract based programming is all about.


  reply	other threads:[~2016-12-14 11:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 195+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-11-28 23:49 Ada 2012 Constraints (WRT an Ada IR) Shark8
2016-11-29  8:17 ` G.B.
2016-11-29 20:32   ` Shark8
2016-11-29 20:44     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-11-29 20:51       ` Shark8
2016-11-29 21:06         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-11-29 22:59           ` Shark8
2016-11-30  8:31             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-11-30 18:28               ` Shark8
2016-11-30 20:26                 ` Niklas Holsti
2016-12-01  0:16                   ` Shark8
2016-12-01 22:15                     ` Randy Brukardt
2016-11-30 20:45                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-01  0:58                   ` Shark8
2016-12-01  8:55                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-01 22:26                       ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-02 16:21                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-02 19:15                           ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-03 10:21                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-02 19:50                           ` G.B.
2016-12-03 10:23                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-03 14:02                               ` G.B.
2016-12-03 16:26                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-04 15:28                                   ` Robert Eachus
2016-12-05  8:41                                     ` Stefan.Lucks
2016-12-05  8:58                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-05 11:09                                         ` Simon Wright
2016-12-05 18:42                                           ` Shark8
2016-12-05 22:13                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-06 20:51                                               ` Shark8
2016-12-06 21:07                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-06 21:44                                                   ` Shark8
2016-12-06 23:23                                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-07 22:42                                                       ` Shark8
2016-12-07  1:08                                                     ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2016-12-07  6:36                                                       ` Niklas Holsti
2016-12-07 13:10                                                         ` Dennis Lee Bieber
2016-12-07 22:55                                                           ` Brian Drummond
2016-12-08  2:44                                                         ` Shark8
2016-12-07 10:04                                                       ` G.B.
2016-12-07 10:14                                                         ` G.B.
2016-12-07 10:51                                                         ` J-P. Rosen
2016-12-08 18:33                                                           ` G.B.
2016-12-09  8:26                                                             ` J-P. Rosen
2016-12-09  8:56                                                               ` G.B.
2016-12-10 15:13                                                                 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2016-12-11 19:50                                                                   ` Shark8
2016-12-05 22:07                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-06 23:09                                             ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-07 10:03                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-07 22:37                                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-08  8:46                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-10 15:24                                               ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2016-12-09  9:12                                           ` Robert Eachus
2016-12-05 19:22                                         ` G.B.
2016-12-05 22:18                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-05 22:12                                         ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-05 22:26                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-06  9:29                                             ` Simon Wright
2016-12-06 10:01                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-06 23:15                                             ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-07 10:20                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-07 22:26                                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-08  8:57                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-08  9:42                                                     ` G.B.
2016-12-08 10:03                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-08 18:35                                                         ` G.B.
2016-12-09  9:38                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-11 11:21                                                             ` G.B.
2016-12-11 12:28                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-11 13:31                                                                 ` G.B.
2016-12-11 15:40                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-11 20:51                                                                     ` G.B.
2016-12-12  8:27                                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-12 15:31                                                                         ` G.B.
2016-12-12 17:39                                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-12 18:55                                                                             ` G.B.
2016-12-12 20:53                                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-13  7:15                                                                                 ` G.B.
2016-12-13  8:27                                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-13 10:39                                                                                     ` G.B.
2016-12-13 11:19                                                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-13 16:59                                                                                         ` G.B.
2016-12-13 21:11                                                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-13 22:13                                                                                             ` Shark8
2016-12-14  8:42                                                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-14 11:04                                                                                                 ` G.B. [this message]
2016-12-14 11:25                                                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-14 12:44                                                                                                     ` G.B.
2016-12-14 12:52                                                                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-14 16:31                                                                                                         ` G.B.
2016-12-14 16:52                                                                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-14 18:14                                                                                                             ` G.B.
2016-12-14 12:05                                                                                                 ` G.B.
2016-12-14 19:23                                                                                                 ` Shark8
2016-12-14 20:04                                                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-14 21:46                                                                                                     ` Shark8
2016-12-15  8:41                                                                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-15 10:31                                                                                                         ` G.B.
2016-12-15 13:17                                                                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-15 13:27                                                                                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-15 19:50                                                                                                             ` G.B.
2016-12-16 10:04                                                                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-16 11:48                                                                                                                 ` G.B.
2016-12-16 12:56                                                                                                                   ` Stefan.Lucks
2016-12-16 19:59                                                                                                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-16 20:35                                                                                                                     ` G.B.
2016-12-17  9:33                                                                                                                       ` Stefan.Lucks
2016-12-19 22:57                                                                                                                         ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-16 13:24                                                                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-15 14:34                                                                                                         ` Shark8
2016-12-15 14:53                                                                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-15 22:34                                                                                                             ` Shark8
2016-12-16  8:28                                                                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-17  3:46                                                                                                                 ` Shark8
2016-12-14 12:21                                                                                             ` G.B.
2016-12-14 12:55                                                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-14 16:21                                                                                                 ` G.B.
2016-12-14 16:55                                                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-14 18:55                                                                                                     ` G.B.
2016-12-13 18:25                                                                                         ` Shark8
2016-12-13 21:11                                                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-13 22:32                                                                                             ` Shark8
2016-12-14  8:54                                                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-14 22:53                                                                                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-15  8:44                                                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-15 22:19                                                                                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-16  8:38                                                                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-16 19:51                                                                                                         ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-17  9:13                                                                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-19 22:33                                                                                                             ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-20 11:00                                                                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-21  0:54                                                                                                                 ` Shark8
2016-12-21  0:59                                                                                                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-21 15:56                                                                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-21 18:26                                                                                                                     ` G.B.
2016-12-21 21:15                                                                                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-22  9:54                                                                                                                         ` G.B.
2016-12-22 10:16                                                                                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-14 11:46                                                                                             ` G.B.
2016-12-12 19:48                                                                             ` Shark8
2016-12-12 20:46                                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-12 21:33                                                                                 ` Shark8
2016-12-13  8:28                                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-13 18:53                                                                                     ` Shark8
2016-12-13 21:11                                                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-13 22:16                                                                                         ` Shark8
2016-12-14  9:00                                                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-11 23:58                                                                   ` Paul Rubin
2016-12-12  8:33                                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-12 15:23                                                                       ` G.B.
2016-12-12 15:51                                                                         ` G.B.
2016-12-09 21:46                                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-13 11:56                                         ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2016-12-13 15:02                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-13 17:38                                             ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
2016-12-05 22:06                                       ` Randy Brukardt
2016-11-29 17:53 ` Niklas Holsti
2016-11-29 18:21   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-11-29 20:45   ` Shark8
2016-11-30  0:03     ` Randy Brukardt
2016-11-30  0:59       ` Shark8
2016-12-01 10:33   ` AdaMagica
2016-11-29 23:52 ` Randy Brukardt
2016-11-30  1:24   ` Shark8
2016-11-30 22:12     ` Randy Brukardt
2016-11-30  1:29   ` Shark8
2016-11-30 22:17     ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-01  1:21       ` Shark8
2016-12-01 22:07         ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-01 10:06   ` AdaMagica
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2016-12-09 21:41 Randy Brukardt
2016-12-09 22:32 ` Niklas Holsti
2016-12-13  0:41   ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-13  2:34     ` Shark8
2016-12-13 22:35       ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-14  0:38         ` Shark8
2016-12-13 20:45     ` Niklas Holsti
2016-12-13 23:19       ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-14  0:53         ` Shark8
2016-12-14 22:22           ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-13 22:45 Randy Brukardt
2016-12-14 22:40 Randy Brukardt
2016-12-15  8:48 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-15 22:24   ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-16  8:40     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-16 19:46       ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-16 20:14         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-19 22:52           ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-20 10:59             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-21  0:50               ` Randy Brukardt
2016-12-21 15:56                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2016-12-21 22:03 Randy Brukardt
2016-12-21 23:02 ` Shark8
2016-12-21 22:12 Randy Brukardt
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