RE: [sv-ac] RE: [sv-bc] operator naming

There is a different between "strong {a until next b}" and "strong {a
until strong{ next b}}"

Doron

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From: owner-sv-ac@server.eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ac@server.eda.org] On
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Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 3:37 AM
To: Korchemny, Dmitry
Cc: Adam Krolnik; Bresticker, Shalom; Feldman, Yulik;
sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org; sv-ac@server.eda-stds.org
Subject: Re: [sv-ac] RE: [sv-bc] operator naming

Hi Dmitry,

Does something like the following help?

  strong {a until next b}

Neil



Korchemny, Dmitry wrote On 09/18/07 08:20 AM,:
> Unfortunately it is hardly readable, e.g.:
> 
>  
> 
> a strong until strong next b
> 
>  
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dmitry
> 
>  
> 
>
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> *From:* owner-sv-bc@server.eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-bc@server.eda.org]
> *On Behalf Of *Adam Krolnik
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:00 PM
> *To:* Bresticker, Shalom
> *Cc:* Feldman, Yulik; sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org;
sv-ac@server.eda-stds.org
> *Subject:* Re: [sv-bc] operator naming
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Hello all;
> 
> If you want clarity, then make 'strong' a keyword so you have "strong
> always"  instead of strong_always.
> 
> Bresticker, Shalom wrote:
> 
> I like this suggestion.
> 
> As one who is always talking about clarity, I should have thought of
it
> myself.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Shalom
> 
>      
> 
>
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> 
>     *From:* Feldman, Yulik
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:26 PM
>     *To:* Bresticker, Shalom; sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org
>     <mailto:sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org>
>     *Cc:* sv-ac@server.eda-stds.org <mailto:sv-ac@server.eda-stds.org>
>     *Subject:* RE: [sv-bc] operator naming
> 
>     Since the operators in angle brackets represent the strong
versions
>     of the corresponding operators, why not to depict that fact in
their
>     names, by naming these operators like "strong_always" or
"s_always".
>     This will make the language and the code easier to understand. If
>     there is a concern of introducing new keywords, then I would say
>     that readability of the code is much more important than a very
>     unlikely backward incompatibility, which can be workarounded by
>     features like 'begin/end_keywords directives, tool-specific
language
>     compatibility options or simple fixing of the code. A rare
backward
>     incompatibility issue may be fixed, but, if the operators are
>     unclearly named, the reduced readability will stay forever.
> 
>      
> 
>     --Yulik.
> 
>      
> 
>
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>     *From:* owner-sv-bc@server.eda.org
>     <mailto:owner-sv-bc@server.eda.org>
>     [mailto:owner-sv-bc@server.eda.org] *On Behalf Of *Bresticker,
Shalom
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:08 PM
>     *To:* sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org <mailto:sv-bc@server.eda-stds.org>
>     *Cc:* sv-ac@server.eda-stds.org <mailto:sv-ac@server.eda-stds.org>
>     *Subject:* [sv-bc] operator naming
> 
>      
> 
>     Hi,
> 
>     SV-AC is working on a proposal (Mantis 1932) to introduce LTL
>     operators. Never mind for now what they do.
> 
>     Their problem is one of naming. There are two versions of each
>     operator. The question is how to name the alternate version.
> 
>     For example, if one operator is 'always', then two suggestions for
>     its dual are '<always>', and 'always$'.
> 
>     Are either of these acceptable as a naming convention, or does
>     anyone have a better suggestion?
> 
>     Thanks,
>     Shalom
> 
>     Shalom Bresticker
>     Intel Jerusalem LAD DA
>     +972 2 589-6852
>     +972 54 721-1033
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