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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: Ideas for Ada 200X
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 20:52:43 +0000 (UTC)
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Bill Findlay wrote:
>    idem (or any new reserved word)  but: a new reserved word

My problem with idem is that I don't understand what it meant. Is it Latin?

So 

   Age := idem + 1;

for me reads that I set the Age to some variable idem + 1. If a reserved
word I would rather one found one that makes it more clear that it
refers to LHS. One could of course use LHS, but I don't know if it is
clear for others etc...

Personally I would rather have:

   Age'Inc (1);

unless this has some sideeffects I don't know of. However one loose
the possibility for:

   Age := idem * 3 + (idem/2 - 1);


-- 
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 only dangerous, and a significant source of errors, but it also makes
 programs run slower.�
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