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From: jcm@mstr.hgc.edu (James McKim)
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Subject: Re: Functions without side effects (was Old confusion)
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.172229.27711@mstr.hgc.edu>
Date: 17 Jun 91 17:22:29 GMT
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In article <9106141842.AA00313@seal.cis.ohio-state.edu> ogden@cis.ohio-state.edu (William F Ogden) writes:
>In article <1991Jun13.135213.28643@mstr.hgc.edu> Jim writes:
>   ...
>>As to your specific question, examples have been posted that show
>>some value in keeping pop and top separate and I could post more.
>>But let me try appealing to authority instead. Consider
>>  D.L. Parnas, "A Technique for Software Module Specification with Examples"
>>  CACM, May, 1972.
>
>Now wait a minute. Earlier you claimed that old timers couldn't have a
>gut level attachment to Top & Pop. But here you are admitting you were 
>aware that those who believed Parnas are almost 20 years into that mode
>of thinking :-)
>
Just another example of Parnas being well ahead of his time. :-)
>
>
>-- 
>
>/Bill

-- Jim



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