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: 103376,37c1639cf6a3bbba X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!news.tiscali.fr!club-internet.fr!feedme-small.clubint.net!news.teledata-fn.de!noris.net!newsfeed.arcor.de!newsspool1.arcor-online.net!news.arcor.de.POSTED!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: A scary story from the real world. From: Georg Bauhaus In-Reply-To: References: <0Q0Zi.409$CT3.318@newsfet01.ams> <1194641160.406321.39310@t8g2000prg.googlegroups.com> <1194735793.905395.151810@v23g2000prn.googlegroups.com> <1194852968.454771.309440@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <1194880142.1007.154.camel@kartoffel> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.1 Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:09:02 +0100 Organization: Arcor NNTP-Posting-Date: 12 Nov 2007 16:07:53 CET NNTP-Posting-Host: a32ca3f6.newsspool1.arcor-online.net X-Trace: DXC=fCARUcU]^L@k:C4l9A;OcOic==]BZ:afN4Fo<]lROoRAFl8W>\BH3YBbo8E7FcCc:NN[W On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 08:04 -0500, Stephen Leake wrote: > Brian May writes: > > >>>>>> "Harald" == Harald Korneliussen writes: > > > > Harald> Now, one may argue whether the Java/C# approach of > > Harald> virtual machines, sandboxes, bytecode verification etc. > > Harald> is better than the Ada approach, but it is at least an > > Harald> attempt. It's not as if they're doing nothing. > > > > There is nothing stopping Ada from having virtual machines, sandboxes, > > bytecode verification, etc, either. If they really wanted to do so. > > AdaCore has ported GNAT to .NET. There was even a small ad in the > current Dr Dobbs for it. AppletMagic is integrated with SofCheck's Inspector (which is made to help verification).