From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 2002:a05:660c:f87:: with SMTP id x7mr19813611itl.163.1559588346756; Mon, 03 Jun 2019 11:59:06 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:aca:e594:: with SMTP id c142mr1992159oih.155.1559588346593; Mon, 03 Jun 2019 11:59:06 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!feeder.usenetexpress.com!feeder-in1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!4no46571itm.0!news-out.google.com!l135ni33itc.0!nntp.google.com!4no46570itm.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2019 11:59:06 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2a02:c7d:3c35:b000:325a:3aff:fe0f:37a5; posting-account=L2-UcQkAAAAfd_BqbeNHs3XeM0jTXloS NNTP-Posting-Host: 2a02:c7d:3c35:b000:325a:3aff:fe0f:37a5 References: <28facad3-c55f-4ef2-8ef8-004925b7d1f1@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <87c8a7a9-a4e1-4bdc-973a-9bcffcbff12f@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Why .ads as well as .adb? From: Lucretia Injection-Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:59:06 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:56446 Date: 2019-06-03T11:59:06-07:00 List-Id: On Monday, 3 June 2019 18:00:24 UTC+1, Jeffrey R. Carter wrote: > I have not seen any responses that address the use of specs to represent and > check high-level design decisions. This can be very helpful. > > Nor have I seen any responses that deal with specs as a way to deal with the > limitations of the human brain. When a system reaches a certain size, whether > developed by a single person or a team, it becomes impossible to keep the entire > system in one's head. Specs reduce the amount of information that must be retained. I think I can, https://github.com/Lucretia/sdlada Luke.