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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,b30bd69fa8f63cb2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-06-13 06:38:12 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!out.nntp.be!propagator2-sterling!news-in.nuthinbutnews.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!nwrdny02.gnilink.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: Ed Falis Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: C bug of the day Message-ID: <20030613093752.4d68b1eb.falis@verizon.net> References: <1054751321.434656@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <82347202.0306101232.16776a81@posting.google.com> X-Newsreader: Sylpheed version 0.9.0claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:38:11 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.163.109.12 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrdny02.gnilink.net 1055511491 68.163.109.12 (Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:38:11 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:38:11 EDT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:39110 Date: 2003-06-13T13:38:11+00:00 List-Id: On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 21:37:38 +1200 "AG" wrote: Could it (possibly) be that they > just try to fill-in the role that a safe > language would do as a matter of course? > > Sort of trying to compensate for > deficiencies of a language with some > home-grown solutions? > > I don't think so. I use Ada, together with assertions (approxamating DBC) and unit tests (AUnit) together. Each has its own strengths, and they complement each other. - Ed