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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: and then... (a curiosity)
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:08:41 -0400
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"Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.acm.org> writes:

> Robert A Duff wrote:
>> At AdaCore, we always say "and then", never "and".  I don't like that
>> style (but of course I obey it, because obeying coding conventions is a
>> good thing in itself).
>
> I've noticed that. What is the justification for it? I presume that,
> being compiler writers, AdaCore has some specialized knowledge that led
> them to make that choice.

No, as far as I know (being fairly new to AdaCore), there's no
specialized compiler knowledge that led to that choice.  It's just a
style choice.  Programmers on the project agreed that "and then"-always
is the best idea stylistically, and now that's just the way it's done.

- Bob