From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Ada95 tutorials with sample code.
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 18:19:01 GMT
Date: 2001-03-06T18:19:01+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <wcchf16rca2.fsf@world.std.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5F7p6.123$54.82@www.newsranger.com
Ted Dennison<dennison@telepath.com> writes:
> The common example used is Ada.Strings.Unbounded.To_Unbounded_String. Even I
> have to admit this looks stupid. However, I'd claim that the stupidity is
> entirely a result of stupid naming on the designers part. They quite easily
> could have named the routine Ada.Strings.Unbounded.To, ...
Is this supposed to be an example of a name that works well both with
and without use clauses? Yikes.
>...rather than repeating the
> names of two parent packages in the subprogram's identifier.
I think it's repeating the name of a *type*, not packages.
- Bob
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2001-03-05 20:40 Ada95 tutorials with sample code mcdoobie
2001-03-05 20:58 ` Erik Sigra
2001-03-06 2:45 ` Jeffrey Carter
2001-03-06 7:12 ` Sven Nilsson
2001-03-06 8:09 ` tmoran
2001-03-06 10:38 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2001-03-06 10:38 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2001-03-06 15:06 ` Ted Dennison
2001-03-06 15:29 ` Robert A Duff
2001-03-06 16:54 ` Ted Dennison
2001-03-06 15:48 ` Ted Dennison
2001-03-06 18:19 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
2001-03-06 21:19 ` Ted Dennison
2001-03-08 6:13 ` Simon Wright
2001-03-10 16:30 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-03-06 18:20 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2001-03-06 20:10 ` Erik Sigra
2001-03-07 14:31 ` Simon Pilgrim
2001-03-06 21:47 ` Ted Dennison
2001-03-07 0:11 ` Robert C. Leif, Ph.D.
2001-03-07 6:44 ` Jeffrey Carter
2001-03-07 6:46 ` use-clause Anders Wirzenius
2001-03-07 18:13 ` use-clause Jean-Pierre Rosen
2001-03-07 7:54 ` Ada95 tutorials with sample code Sven Nilsson
2001-03-07 15:10 ` Marin David Condic
2001-03-08 0:05 ` Mark Lundquist
2001-03-06 15:03 ` Marin David Condic
2001-03-06 14:31 ` BSCrawford
2001-03-06 22:38 ` mcdoobie
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2001-03-06 23:51 Beard, Frank
2001-03-06 23:58 Beard, Frank
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2001-03-07 12:09 ` Mario Amado Alves
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2001-03-07 13:12 ` Erik Sigra
2001-03-07 18:07 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
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