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Vinzent Hoefler wrote:
> But doesn't most C++-code rely on pointers?
 > Or is that just bad C-like style?

Yes and no. A lot of use of pointers goes away with
STL containers, since std::vector replaces plain arrays
in typical cases. The remaining use for pointers is in
polymorphism, where you have a pointer to a base class
which may point to some derived object. Does SPARK
allow OO? If so, how? If not, you can also avoid it in
C++ in the same way.