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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: on package naming, should the word "_pkg" be part of it?
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 08:45:21 +0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 12 Oct 2001 02:29:44 GMT, Brian Rogoff wrote:
>> Syntax like ++ -- *= etc is junk which only leads to error in your
>> programs.
> 
> No, that's not the problem at all. Adding syntax like +:= in Ada (influenced
> by Icon not C here :) would not compromise readability or lead to errors. I
> don't know why you think it would.

Because reading:

   Counter +:= 1;
   Product *:= 5;

is less clear than

   Counter := Counter + 1;
   Product := Product * 5;

If you even use a decent editor (read Vim ;-) ) then you don't even have
to type the Counter or Product variable the second time fully
(completion shortcut)

> You can even overload it to handle non-unit increment/decrement, and make
> a generic so it works over discrete types. I happpen to think +:= reads a
> little better, but really *very* little.

Why make things more complex when there is no need for it :-)

Preben