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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Suggestion for Ada 200x - Interface inheritance
Date: 25 May 2003 11:37:52 +0100
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"Steve" <nospam_steved94@attbi.com> writes:

> It really enhances readability with certain procedure calls such as:
> 
> Copy( out buf_1 => a, in buf_2 => b );
> 
> Of course better naming conventions would help readability in this
> example.

Indeed.

  Copy (From => A, To => B);

in this simple example.

I find people don't always think of the subprograms they're providing
from the point of view of the people who are going to use them.