Re: Trivia: Ada packages are great!

[G. B. <nonlegitur@nmhp.invalid>]

Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homepage@gmail.com> wrote:
>> The (C++) context is the text you have removed: I take it that neither a
>> file nor a single “namespace xyz {...” will provide an exhaustive answer
>> when asking: What unit do I need when I need all of that namespace?
> 
> Why would you need "all of that namespace"?

Why and when? When it is my job to integrate stuff from a namespace with a
software system for delivery, for example, and the result is going to be
used by others. They have their own rules and expectations, not always
tolerating continuous (wait for) delivery of whatever I thought could be
excluded for reasons of minimization, at this time.

If they prefer convenience, I have no choice. If the namespace is tightly
coupling what is on it, I have no choice.

>> Granted, this, like C# classes broken into several implementation units
>> will help keeping business secrets apart, for example.
> 
> Does it mean that it helps relate the implementation details?

Depending on the chosen meaning of “relate”, pieces wise control over
source text creates opportunities.