Re: C to ADA translators.

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In <C54rsC.1us@crdnns.crd.ge.com> groleau@e7sa.crd.ge.com (Wes Groleau X7574) w
rites:

>In article <1993Apr7.182705.1887@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (
fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
>>As far as I'm concerned, the solution in the specific case mentioned
>>would seem to be to get a waiver and do the remaining 5% in C.  How is
>>Wes going to do code walkthroughs on the (translated) Ada, which is
>>going to be virtually unreadable?

>If it's unreadable, then the C couldn't have been much better.  If it was that
>bad, I would have chosen to re-code in Ada rather than translate.

You expect a mechanically produced translation from one language to
another to produce readable code?  You obviously don't have much
experience in this realm.  The mechanically produced translation need
bear *NO* resemblance to the original code, which could be quite
readable and maintainable.

If you're that hot for stupid language wars, please take it to
alt.flame or somewhere similar so it won't bother people who don't do
their thinking between their shins and their thighs.

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