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On 02/09/2018 09:17 PM, Robert A Duff wrote:
> 
> So you won't use things like "A(X) := A(X) + 1;",
> where A is a Vector?
> 
> Or "for X of A loop..."?

The language would be better if it didn't have anonymous access types. It 
follows that it would be better if it didn't have features that rely on 
anonymous access types.

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Jeff Carter
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