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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Inheritance and Polymorphism in Ada !!
Date: 1999/10/26
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Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> writes:

> No, the procedure problem is *FAR* more fundamental. The
> requirement that you declare procedures before they are used is
> not just syntactic heaviness, it is just plain wrong when you
> are using procedures as refinements.

Shrug.  I guess I've gotten use to reading the code backwards when
that's appropriate.  ;-)
I do agree the COBOL way is kind of nice in this area.

Another problem with procedures (compared to blocks) is that a procedure
*has* to have a name, which is not always what you want.

- Bob