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From: Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: Ideas for Ada 200X
Date: 28 May 2003 09:27:37 -0400
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Vinzent Hoefler <ada.rocks@jlfencey.com> writes:

> Stuart Palin wrote:
> 
> >   The_Result := Meaningful_Ident_1 -- Meaningful_Ident_2
> >                 + Meaningful_Ident_3;
> >
> >[OK Any decent form of testing should find the mistake

Also any decent editor; the comments are in a different color.

> Mmh. Probably[0] this is one reason I always have any line ending
> with the operator when I have to split lines.
> 
> Like:
> 
> |The_Result := Meaningful_Ident_1 -- Meaningful_Ident_2 +
> |              Meaningful_Ident_3;
> 
> So this wouldn't compile. :)

Good point! Maybe I'll add that to the rationale section of my style guide.

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-- Stephe