From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Subject: Re: Package's private parts and protected types
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:06:27 -0500
Date: 2010-02-08T11:06:27-05:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <wcciqa7k8zg.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: st8eadlq3kf7.7juq3mdsl2ca.dlg@40tude.net
"Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> writes:
> On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:56:42 -0500, Robert A Duff wrote:
>
>> However, I think you can get the hiding you want by using
>> a protected or synchronized interface.
>
> Right, it is better now with Ada 2005.
>
> Nevertheless it is not too late to add the "standard" Ada syntax for task
> and protected types declarations leaving the old one supported for
> compatibility reasons. I mean
>
> type T is task { private | record ... };
> type S is protected { private | record ... };
What were they thinking?! The "task type T is..." syntax
is so obviously broken. The protected syntax just copied
that mistake, so it's not a mistake by itself.
Unfortunately, we can't simplify the language by replacing
the old syntax -- as you say, it's needed for compatibility.
- Bob
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2010-02-08 4:30 Package's private parts and protected types Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-08 8:30 ` Martin
2010-02-08 9:11 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-08 10:10 ` Alex R. Mosteo
2010-02-08 10:46 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-09 14:55 ` Alex R. Mosteo
2010-02-08 10:20 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-02-08 10:54 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-08 10:58 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-08 11:01 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-02-08 13:19 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-02-08 15:17 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-08 16:15 ` (see below)
2010-02-08 20:44 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-08 22:00 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-09 5:48 ` AdaMagica
2010-02-09 14:56 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-10 2:29 ` Randy Brukardt
2010-02-11 23:46 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-12 1:29 ` Randy Brukardt
2010-02-11 23:53 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-12 1:10 ` Randy Brukardt
2010-02-10 16:05 ` Adam Beneschan
2010-02-10 20:17 ` sjw
2010-02-12 0:05 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-12 11:07 ` Stephen Leake
2010-02-12 15:01 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-13 8:00 ` Stephen Leake
2010-02-09 9:04 ` stefan-lucks
2010-02-08 17:11 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2010-02-08 14:56 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-08 15:36 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-02-08 16:06 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
2010-02-08 17:46 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2010-02-08 20:39 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-08 21:54 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-08 21:50 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-08 22:04 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-09 10:58 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-09 14:47 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-09 19:34 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-09 20:19 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-09 23:29 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-10 2:39 ` Randy Brukardt
2010-02-10 5:12 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-10 7:17 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-10 16:09 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-10 22:21 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
2010-02-11 0:48 ` Robert A Duff
2010-02-09 0:48 ` Randy Brukardt
2010-02-09 12:43 ` Hibou57 (Yannick Duchêne)
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