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| From | Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors |
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| Date | Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:17:50 +1300 |
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In message <I8idncO4-e3h2tLQnZ2dnUVZ_oidnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Patricia Shanahan wrote: > This raises an interesting issue. If one assumes sequential reading, > each term absolutely must be defined no later than its first use, > because it will not be possible to jump to a later definition. You don’t have to assume sequential reading. It’s usual in language specs to provide a reference for terms like that everywhere they occur outside their defining section, whether before or after. > In practice, I don't think I have ever read a language specification the > way one reads a novel, beginning at the first page and continuing > sequentially to the end. It’s how I do it the first time. Then later I come back to refer to things as I need them. (Though I have to admit the Annotated Ada Reference Manual left me feeling like my brain had turned to mush. Maybe I’ll try the un-annotated version next time...)
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Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-02-06 17:14 -0800
Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-02-07 14:17 +1300
Re: JLS 3/e -- Lots Of Errors Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-02-06 20:56 -0500
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