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RE: Why no ** operator in Modula2?

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From: UNBCIC
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1991 12:49
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=> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 91 16:22:41 BRA
=> From: Marcos Macedo <88132293@BRUFSC.BITNET>
=> Subject: RE: Why no ** operator in Modula2?

=> On Wed, 19 Jun 91 08:51:00 -0300 <UNBCIC@BRFAPESP> said:
=> >Well, in other languages I *do* use a lot upper/lowercase names. I use
=> >uppercase names for external (to the module) names, lowercase for functions
and
=> >Uppercase just the first letter for procedures. This can't be done in Modula
 2.

=>       Why Not ?

Because the case I use for a function when inside the module it's defined its
not the same I use when I IMPORT it.


                              (8-DCS)
Daniel C. Sobral                           Errare Humanum Est...
UNBCIC@BRFAPESP.BITNET                     ...Perseverare Autem Diabolicum
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