From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,b6e97963d32ee242 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-05-21 11:17:34 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-06!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "David C. Hoos" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: The old "Object.Method" syntax debate Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 13:17:15 -0500 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: <254c16a.0305210726.485125de@posting.google.com> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:37606 Date: 2003-05-21T13:17:15-05:00 List-Id: "Preben Randhol" wrote in message news:slrnbcnfrg.aap.randhol+abuse@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no... > Vinzent Hoefler wrote: > > > > Well, although I'm quite used to that kind of syntax, I personally > > don't like that idea very much. The main reason is that it might be > > confusing to see both sorts of syntaxes in a single source file one > > day... > > And it reduces readability IMHO. with My_Windows_Package.A_Window_Method > you know where to find the procedure. Well with a decent IDE -- e.g., GNAT with emacs and ada-mode, just click on the identifier, and go to the subprogram spec. > -- > Preben Randhol http://www.pvv.org/~randhol/ > _______________________________________________ > comp.lang.ada mailing list > comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org > http://ada.eu.org/mailman/listinfo/comp.lang.ada >