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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:19:11 -0400, Robert A Duff wrote:

> Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homepage@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> After all, with the possibility to initialize the new variable with
>> arbitrarily complex expression (including function call), this is
>> already the case and the whole declare-begin-end block is just
>> reflecting some artificial separation.
> 
> I agree.  I suppose it comes from Pascal, where declarations and
> executable code are completely separated.  It makes no sense in
> Ada, where declarations are just as executable as statements.

I disagree. I think it does make sense because it clearly defines the scope
of the declared variable. Expression (result) /= named object. And
reversely, if you don't need the variable, you are free to put expressions
anywhere outside the declaration part.

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Dmitry A. Kazakov
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