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Date: 15 Aug 91 13:30:53 GMT
From: kong!pbaker@mimsy.umd.edu  (Paul Baker - CTA)
Subject: Re: c++ vs ada results
Message-ID: <1991Aug15.133053.6796@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov>
List-Id: <comp.lang.ada>

Since Booch hasn't joined this thread, let me pass along some
rumors/disinformation about the two sets of Booch components.

The dramatic reduction in code size between the Ada and C++ versions
requires using both inheritance and a home-brew template mechanism.
The C++ results, while they appear dramatic, do not represent portable
C++ code.  They uses Booch's intrepretations of the next revision of
C++.  The Ada components are portable.  A fair comparison would be
to contrast the next version of C++ with Ada9X.  The current version
of C++ wouldn't handle this problem at all well.

I do believe, however, that the reduction in size is a true measure of
the value of inheritance as a code reuse mechanism.  The question is,
is inheritance the best mechanism?  Generative reuse may be more
effective and its code easier to maintain.

plb