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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,bc1361a952ec75ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-01 03:20:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.xtra.co.nz!not-for-mail From: "AG" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <5267be60.0107311835.217a59ca@posting.google.com> <3B678642.2A1ABEDA@sneakemail.com> <3B678C55.6C06C6C4@mediaone.net> Subject: Re: How to make Ada a dominant language X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 22:21:02 +1200 NNTP-Posting-Host: 210.54.86.22 X-Complaints-To: newsadmin@xtra.co.nz X-Trace: news.xtra.co.nz 996661204 210.54.86.22 (Wed, 01 Aug 2001 22:20:04 NZST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 22:20:04 NZST Organization: Xtra Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10930 Date: 2001-08-01T22:21:02+12:00 List-Id: "Ed Falis" wrote in message news:3B678C55.6C06C6C4@mediaone.net... > Russ wrote: > > > Like so many of the other posters here, you are missing the point. I am > > not suggesting for a minute that C has a better syntax. Nor am I > > suggesting that the amount of typing is the issue. The issue is > > extraneous clutter in the code. 99% of semicolons are extraneous > > clutter. Many languages, such as Python and Fortran 95 manage just fine > > without them. And, for Pete's sake, NO I am not suggesting that Fortran > > 95 is better overall than Ada! > > > > Russ Just to point out the obvious: Do you realise that ALL the punctuation marks in the above paragraph are a total "extraneous clutter"? To prove the point, just remove all of the marks and see if you can still read it. I could. It may be [quite] a bit harder but possible. So, why do you personally use the style you argue against?