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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: body stub not allowed in inner scope
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On 02/03/2018 08:14, J-P. Rosen wrote:
> Le 01/03/2018 à 23:38, Randy Brukardt a écrit :
>> Yes, but why put them in a separate file in the first place? The only reason
>> I know not to do that is that editors (and compilers) used to have size
>> limits. It's usually easier to have one big file because it makes fewer
>> places to look for things. (The subunits in Janus/Ada are annoying because
>> one opens the body to find something only to find it isn't there and a
>> different file has to be opened. Often, I don't know exactly what I'm
>> looking for and have to bounce back and forth several times.)
>>
> I think your opinion is closely linked to the fact that you don't use
> (AFAIK) modern editors. With GPS or Emacs, you click on an entity and
> "goto declaration" to retrieve it. OTOH, long scrolls are annoying, so
> there is a clear benefit in having your stuff split on several, not too
> big files.

+ modern wide-screen displays capable to show 2-3 tabs/windows with code 
side-by-side. Being able to see both maim body and the separate one is a 
big advantage.

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