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   =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=C3=B8j?= to Lawrence D'Oliveiro   
   Re: OpenVMS system programming language   
   24 Feb 25 22:23:30   
   
   From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 2/24/2025 9:22 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:33:07 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
      
   # private final Map satLabels = new   
   HashMap();   
      
   >> But I think it is good code.   
   >   
   > I think it is bloody long-winded code.   
      
   It is fine with me.   
      
   I do not even like the Java 7+ version:   
      
   private final Map satLabels = new HashMap<>();   
      
   > In C++ I could write things like   
   >   
   >      typedef std::map   
   >          SectionTable;   
   >      typedef std::pair   
   >          SectionTablePair;   
   >      typedef SectionTable::const_iterator   
   >          SectionTableLister;   
      
   Yes.   
      
   But that just give the reader of the code a few more names   
   to remember what is.   
      
   Arne   
      
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