Re: left-to-right (was In-Out Parameters for functions)

From: Alexandre E. Kopilovitch (aek_at_VB1162.spb.edu)
Date: 02/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:29:54 +0300 (MSK)
To: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org

Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:

> Randy Brukardt gave one example. However I would like to stress that
> optimization and implementation freedom is only one, though important
> argument. Software design practice is no less important. Fixing order
> not imposed by the semantics, and thus an arbitrary order, is that
> sort of premature optimization Knuth wrote about. My concern is that
> fixing an arbitrary order would bless bad software design in favor of
> getting results now.

As this concern of yours is somehow imprecise and vague, it will probably
be hated by those software sergeants (and I think we have at least one here),
who need definite rules for thinking and conclusive (or compelling) arguments
always and everywhere.

Alexander Kopilovitch aek@vib.usr.pu.ru
Saint-Petersburg
Russia