Re: Ada++

["Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org>]

On 5/29/2020 6:09 AM, Björn Lundin wrote:
> Den 2020-05-29 kl. 04:57, skrev Rick Newbie:
>> The curly braces are definitely not a problem
> 
> If you ever lost one in the middle, you know that they ARE a problem
> 
> end if/end case /end proc-name /end func.name /end package name /end
> loop etc
> makes it much easier too see where somehing ends
> 
> switch (a)
> {
>      case 1 :
>       {
>         if (B==C)
>         {
>            while (true)
>            {
>              doSometing1();
>              done = doSometing2();
>              if done break;
>            }
>         }
>      }
> }
> 
> compared to
> 
> case a is
>     when 1 =>
>       if B = C then
>         loop
>            Do_Someting1;
>            Done := Do_Someting2;
>            exit when Done;
>         end loop;
>       end if;
>     when others => null;
> end case;
> 
> 


Exactly. I even liked Module 3, which forced keywords to be UPPER CASE,
which made it even more clear.  I also like when keyword are made bold
vs. everything so they are more clear.  Module 3 never took off. Here are
some code examples of it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modula-3

It is like Ada in a way, since both are rooted in Pascal syntax.

--Nasser