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-Thread: 103376,429176cb92b1b825 X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,UTF8 Path: g2news2.google.com!news4.google.com!feeder2.cambriumusenet.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!138.195.8.3.MISMATCH!news.ecp.fr!aioe.org!not-for-mail From: =?utf-8?Q?Yannick_Duch=C3=AAne_=28Hibou57?= =?utf-8?Q?=29?= Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: AWS Coding Styles (and about boring plain-linear text files in the end) Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:16:01 +0100 Organization: Ada @ Home Message-ID: References: <3077fffa-eed7-4763-8bca-9ac3bb0a41e1@o14g2000prn.googlegroups.com> <82y66ihc0i.fsf@stephe-leake.org> <4d355532$0$6878$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net> <8b58b9da-a014-4a0e-8d20-ca86a4993961@h17g2000pre.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: UTuHy9rq3pRf1b0J6/05DQ.user.speranza.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 User-Agent: Opera Mail/11.00 (Win32) Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:17529 Date: 2011-01-19T13:16:01+01:00 List-Id: Le Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:04:42 +0100, Dmitry A. Kazakov = a =C3=A9crit: > There are differences in how chains of characters and chains of symbol= s = > are > recognized. Meaningful words are far easier to read. While reading kno= wn > words people actually read only prefixes and suffixes. The brain > automatically fills the gaps. Properly spelt words can be much longer = = > than > arbitrary chains of symbols. BTW, this why graphical languages will ne= ver > make it, because written texts have the advantage of 10+ years of = > training > on perpetual daily reading, while arrows and blocks do not. Valuable notice. This may be confirmed: I know some ones expressed the = need (and at least some have even implemented) for a text based version = of = UML (not ASCII art, literate UML). However, as already noticed in an old= er = thread at CLA, diagrams has the strength or being two dimensional, and = that help to embrace complexity. In this same thread, some one gave a li= nk = to a study which demonstrated that SPARK + graphical notation to express= = system design was the success keys for safety critical applications. Box= = and arrows seems better at outlining than text is (although outline with= = text is possible). We have a french expression which literally says =C2=AB= une = image parle mieux qu=E2=80=99un long discours =C2=BB, which could be tra= nslated as =E2=80=9Ca = picture tells more than a long speech=E2=80=9D. This is true for some ma= tters But = to express the details requires text, and concrete implementation is = required to express all details without a single lack. -- = Si les chats miaulent et font autant de vocalises bizarres, c=E2=80=99es= t pas pour = les chiens. =E2=80=9CI am fluent in ASCII=E2=80=9D [Warren 2010]