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From: Martin Krischik <martin@krischik.com>
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Teaching new tricks to an old dog (C++ -->Ada)
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Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 22:32:37 +0100
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Date: 2005-03-05T22:32:37+01:00
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Ioannis Vranos wrote:

> Martin Krischik wrote:
> 
>> Well that's easy:
>> 
>> unsigned int X = -1;
>> 
>> char Y [10];
>> Y [10] = "X";
>> 
>> Or bit more subtle:
>> 
>> unsigned int X Day_Of_Month = 32;

> Day_Of_Month does not compile.

Shure - the X is to much - a cut/copy/paste mistake.

> You can make the Day_Of_Month an enum: 

Day_Of_Month - not Day_Of_Week ;-) 

> Bottom line is in C++ you can be as safe and as high level you like.
> Just pick the suitable libraries or frameworks.

I know. But the *default* is unsave - you have to explicitly *activate*
save. While in Ada it's the other way round (yes you can deactivate save in
Ada if you need to).

Martin

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