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=2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_DATE, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Xref: utzoo comp.sys.sgi:10640 comp.graphics:18563 alt.graphics:162 comp.lang.ada:5650 comp.lang.c++:14025 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!orca!undies!pmartz From: pmartz@undies.dsd.es.com (Paul Martz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi,comp.graphics,alt.graphics,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: c++ vs ada results Message-ID: <1991Jun12.191509.7930@dsd.es.com> Date: 12 Jun 91 19:15:09 GMT References: <1991Jun12.164741.412@news.larc.nasa.gov> Sender: usenet@dsd.es.com Reply-To: pmartz@undies.dsd.es.com (Paul Martz) Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, UT Nntp-Posting-Host: 130.187.85.56 List-Id: In article <1991Jun12.164741.412@news.larc.nasa.gov>, alan@hal.larc.nasa.gov (alan dare) writes: > > > Netlanders, > > A short time ago I put a request out for information on c++ vs > Ada. [...] The comments > below were sent to me. I don't claim any responsibility for them. I don't > currently use c++ or Ada. The comments are provided as a request from many > people. Please don't use this posting to start a language war. > > [...] > > o I use C++ for graphics work. We considered ADA. > Both have great pluses and a lot of minuses. > Mostly the minuses are finding existing graphics packages > which are compatible. They are rare with C++ and non-existent > with ADA to my knowledge. Just for the record, Evans & Sutherland sells an Ada binding to PHIGS for use with our ESV graphics workstation. > [...] > > ********************************************************************* > Alan Dare | Internet : alan@hal.larc.nasa.gov > NASA Langley Research Center | -- -paul pmartz@dsd.es.com Evans & Sutherland