OpenEuphoria

Re: Stepwise Refinement

• Posted by Derek Parnell <dparnell at BIGPOND.NET.AU> Sep 19, 2000
• 517 views

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Cuny" <dcuny at LANSET.COM>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 6:04 PM
Subject: Stepwise Refinement


> One feature I've not seen in many languages, but is occasionally useful,
it
> that of subfunctions that directly support stepwise refinement of
routines.

Hi David,
"Stepwise Refinement" sounds like just another term for "forward
references". A bit like "top-down" modular development. All very good,
proven ways to develop high quality software. Pity Euphoria hasn't got it.
Even a pseudo forward reference scheme like 'C' function headers would be
appreciated.

I can imagine something like...

  forward doLine(sequence, atom)

  function Indexer()
     where = gets(1)
     result = doLine(where, 34)
  end function

  function doLine(sequence aLine, integer Posn)
    . . .
  end function
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cheers,
Derek