From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,8e0cb57b5e30a8be X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!news4.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!wns14feed!worldnet.att.net!204.71.34.3!newsfeed.cwix.com!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Java wrappers around Ada? Date: 23 Mar 2006 07:10:28 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: <+noAwd1uH7nG@eisner.encompasserve.org> References: <1143032491.488772.259820@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1143119362 10393 192.135.80.34 (23 Mar 2006 13:09:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:09:22 +0000 (UTC) Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:3569 Date: 2006-03-23T07:10:28-06:00 List-Id: In article , Anders Wirzenius writes: > Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) writes: > >> >> Rewriting correct code solely for the purpose of getting it into another >> language is always fraught with peril. That includes going to Ada. > > In a learning situation when the code is not used for other purposes > than training and thus the correctness of the code is not a major issue, > I have found rewriting code in another language quite effective. I have > learned something about both languages, especially the differences > between them. Then I would argue the sole purpose is not to get it into another language. Certainly rewriting into another language is an excellent learning tool - just don't let the learning interfere with actual production.