Re: procedure parameter names

Sure in theory Rory...

But theory breaks down when you have to debug a Plex/2E generated program.

From my understanding, at least 2E names can be followed...

Plex names on the other hand are a different matter...if it wasn't for
the inclusion of the Action Diagram statements as comments, Plex
generated programs would be undebuggable on the i. The same is not
true for Java/.Net/C++...

Charles

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 11:20 AM, Rory Hewitt <rory.hewitt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In general, code generators don't need long names, since they can use
combinations of one or two mnemonic characters...

So, no, neither 2E nor Plex needs long names. 2E still uses 6-character
field names.

Of course, this isn't a problem, since no-one ever looks at generated code
(nor should they need to).

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 6:25 AM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

For %&** sure CA Plex hasn't taken advantage of the long names!

I don't think CA 2E does either...

;)

Charles

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