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Subject: Re: Ada requires too much typing!
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 11:17:41 +0200
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Le Sun, 30 May 2010 09:27:58 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov  =

<mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> a =E9crit:
>> -- If writing programs were more important than reading them, we'd be=

>> programming with invisible ink.
>
> Mean this:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_%28programming_language%29

I like the quote on the homepage:
http://compsoc.dur.ac.uk/whitespace/

> What are the advantages of Whitespace?
>
> Some things which are difficult in other languages are made much
> easier in Whitespace. For example, literate programming is simply a
> matter of writing your helpful comments in between program
> instructions.
Dear friends, we have our UML killer.

Have a Merry Christmas

-- =

There is even better than a pragma Assert: a SPARK --# check.
--# check C and WhoKnowWhat and YouKnowWho;
--# assert Ada;
--  i.e. forget about previous premises which leads to conclusion
--  and start with new conclusion as premise.