From: John McCabe <john@nospam.assen.demon.co.uk.nospam>
Subject: Re: Lack of formal syntax undermines Ada
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:19:38 +0100
Date: 2008-04-12T23:19:38+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <t7d204p3pf1vamvlshdoveif3a1b3k8l52@4ax.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: C426B612.E44E0%yaldnif.w@blueyonder.co.uk
"(see below)" <yaldnif.w@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> Functions can modify global variables if they are visible.
>>>> Functions can also modify data via pointers.
>>>
>>> And they can call procedures or entries that can do almost anything.
>>
>> Thanks to all for that clarification.
>>
>> Bill - as a matter of interest, are you the "Findlay & Watt" Pascal
>> bloke?
>
>Indeed I am.
>
>Also the "Watt, Wichmann and Findlay" Ada Bloke. 8-)
That was after my time, I studied Electronics at Glasgow Uni 1983-87,
and we were taught Pascal by the computing department using your book
- Second Edition!
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2008-04-11 9:41 Lack of formal syntax undermines Ada usenet
2008-04-11 11:20 ` Peter C. Chapin
2008-04-15 12:57 ` usenet
2008-04-16 2:26 ` Peter C. Chapin
2008-04-16 3:14 ` Eric Hughes
2008-04-17 6:37 ` Randy Brukardt
2008-04-11 17:27 ` Georg Bauhaus
2008-04-11 18:13 ` Adam Beneschan
2008-04-11 21:25 ` John McCabe
2008-04-11 21:45 ` Robert A Duff
2008-04-11 22:37 ` John McCabe
2008-04-11 23:08 ` Adam Beneschan
2008-04-12 7:16 ` Dirk Craeynest
2008-04-14 7:23 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2008-04-12 12:57 ` Robert A Duff
2008-04-12 15:06 ` (see below)
2008-04-12 16:25 ` John McCabe
2008-04-12 17:55 ` (see below)
2008-04-12 22:19 ` John McCabe [this message]
2008-04-13 1:13 ` (see below)
2008-04-13 11:51 ` John McCabe
2008-04-13 14:13 ` (see below)
2008-04-13 19:34 ` John McCabe
2008-04-13 20:51 ` (see below)
2008-04-13 21:06 ` John McCabe
2008-04-12 17:16 ` Gary Scott
2008-04-12 18:43 ` Peter C. Chapin
2008-04-12 19:16 ` Gary Scott
2008-04-12 20:04 ` Robert A Duff
2008-04-12 23:32 ` Gary Scott
2008-04-13 1:16 ` Robert A Duff
2008-04-12 20:02 ` Robert A Duff
2008-04-12 20:52 ` Pascal Obry
2008-04-13 22:01 ` Florian Weimer
2008-04-13 9:46 ` anon
2008-04-15 13:22 ` usenet
2008-04-15 16:08 ` Adam Beneschan
2008-04-13 22:04 ` Florian Weimer
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