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On 15.01.21 11:24, Stephen Davies wrote:
> On Thursday, 14 January 2021 at 11:38:29 UTC, AdaMagica wrote:
>> Stephen Davies schrieb am Dienstag, 5. Januar 2021 um 12:04:33 UTC+1:
>> I really do not see the problem here. If I want the first element,
>> I write X(X'First). Where's the problem?
> 
> Long_String_Name(1..2) is much nicer than
> Long_String_Name(Long_String_Name'First..Long_String_Name'First+1)

Avoid literals for indexing.

Of course, that makes them all the more popular.
"On which side are you on 1 vs 0 for The First?"
(Discussion starts...)