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- From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: some questions re. Ada/GNAT from a C++/GCC user
- Date: 31 Mar 1996 23:34:12 -0500
- Organization: Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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- The trouble with mixing declarations and statements is that it blurs
- the lines beween elaboration and execution, and can result in considerable
- semantic confusion. Where for example would tasks be activated, and
- what does
-
- if x then a : integer; ....
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- Yes, this can be given a meaning, but I don't think it is worth the
- effort. Having programmed in Algol-68 a lot, this is one A68 feature
- I can do without.
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