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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,df854b5838c3e14 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,df854b5838c3e14 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,df854b5838c3e14 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public From: bill@leeweyr.sccsi.com (Bill Lee) Subject: Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada Date: 1996/02/22 Message-ID: <1996Feb22.004613.13307@leeweyr.sccsi.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 140542153 references: <4gad29$ddp@druid.borland.com> <4gb4r3$psg@qualcomm.com> organization: Lee Aerie newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++ Date: 1996-02-22T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article ketil@ii.uib.no writes: >>>>>> "Nasser" == Nasser Abbasi writes: > > Nasser> Given 2 equally good programmers one in C++ and one in > Nasser> Ada, most people will agree that Ada code is easier to > Nasser> read than the C++ code. > : : : > Nasser> A code that is easier to read, is easier to maintain. > >I'm certainly not qualified to parttake in this fla^H^H^Hheated debate >about Ada vs. C++ -- however, I believe Booch (in "Object oriented >analysis and design") cites an example program that shrunk 90% when >recoded into C++ from Ada. Question is, is this typical? And if so, >is it easier to read/maintain 100K lines of Ada than 10K lines C++? > >-kzm > > In your own words, you are "certainly not qualified". Go ask those who are what the same components resulted in when recoded in Ada95. I've heard the author say something like "Somewhat less than the C++ code." (David? Care to comment? Perhaps you already have.) I'm sorry for the flame, but this kind of out-of-context comment from the self-proclaimed "certainly not qualified" gets to me on occasion. Regards, Bill Lee