Re: Ada -vs- GNAT

["Steve Doiel" <nospam_steved94@attbi.com>]

"Robert Dewar" <dewar@gnat.com> wrote in message
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> "Steve Doiel" <nospam_steved94@attbi.com> wrote in message
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> > Why not use
> >      Put_Line( Some_Type'Image( Some_Value ) )
> >
> > and avoid the habit of using non-standard features.
>
> Because when you are writing debugging statements, it is
> a time when convenience of writing dominates maintenance
> and readability concerns (since they don't arise). So
> that's when 'Img is useful (although we had in mind
> originally that 'Img should remove the dratted space
> in front of integers and also allow arrays, records etc).
> (again for convenience of debugging).

This reminds me of an experience I had a number of years ago when installing
a computer system in a sawmill.  We were installing a system on a weekend
and required production monday morning.

The electrical contractor had not provided enough power outlets in the
computer room so as a temporary measure an electrician ran an extension cord
across the mill floor, assuring me that would do the correct wiring the
following weekend.

I visited the mill 5 years later.  The extension cord was still there.

Quick fixes often stay in place longer than intended.

Based on my experience I would say that I agree to disagree.

SteveD