From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,TO_NO_BRKTS_FROM_MSSP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,9e499c74312ed3f0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-18 10:26:21 PST Path: archiver1.sj.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!feed.textport.net!newsranger.com!www.newsranger.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada From: Ted Dennison References: <3B054ABE.9B3DA459@boeing.com> Subject: Re: Static assertions Message-ID: X-Abuse-Info: When contacting newsranger.com regarding abuse please X-Abuse-Info: forward the entire news article including headers or X-Abuse-Info: else we will not be able to process your request X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsranger.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 13:25:44 EDT Organization: http://www.newsranger.com Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 17:25:44 GMT Xref: archiver1.sj.google.com comp.lang.ada:7638 Date: 2001-05-18T17:25:44+00:00 List-Id: In article <3B054ABE.9B3DA459@boeing.com>, Jeffrey Carter says... > >Robert A Duff wrote: >> >> less powerful. That is, why say "Warning Will Robinson: I'm converting >> types" when you're *not* converting types? > >Isn't that "Danger, Will Robinson"? True, but then again the following: >One thing that always stopped me >short in my tracks was code with constructs such is a bit of a mixed metaphor. Perhaps people who live in glass houses shouldn't cast the first stone? :-) --- T.E.D. homepage - http://www.telepath.com/dennison/Ted/TED.html home email - mailto:dennison@telepath.com