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Larry Ducie wrote:

7. Re: Multi- Occurrence Data Structure (Larry Ducie)

I will not expect them to write programs which USE the cycle because it is
not a relevant construct for us.

I contest the idea that putting explicit do-loops for explicit file reads
adds unnecessary complexity to a program. On the contrary, I believe it
removes the obfuscation that the cycle introduces. The whole point of doing
something explicitly is to make it clear to the next developer what the
program is doing. They can see clearly because it is constructed right
before their eyes.

Yet we have no problem accepting the implicit "Cycle" that's a
fundamental aspect of SQL set-at-time processing. We _expect_ developers
to understand it. I'm not clear on when/why one language is acceptable
for "Cycle" encouragement and another must be considered to be 'obscuring' or confusing.

Tom Liotta


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