From: "Steve Doiel" <nospam_steved@pacifier.com>
Subject: Re: Ada95 Strengths/Weaknesses.
Date: 1999/09/27
Date: 1999-09-27T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <37ef7dd0.0@news.pacifier.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 37EED7B8.245C0054@yukyonline.co.yuky
My opinion:
Advantages of Ada95
Ada95 code will behave the same when compiled using compilers from
different vendors. There are exceptions to this but the are rare.
Tasking is defined as a part of the language.
The compiler will catch many coding errors at compile time.
The runtime will catch many programming errors with runtime checks.
When an error occurs, the compiler or runtime system directs you to
the source of the error.
Advantage of C
C is more "popular" so more is available in the way of tools and
support.
Disadvantages of Ada95
Less popular than "C", so fewer tools are available.
Disadvantages of C
C is a "tricky" language. A significant number of programming errors
are not detected by the compiler or at runtime and result in programs
that are unreliable.
When an error occurs that causes a program to crash, it may be very
expensive to track down the source of the error.
My observations. I've used both.
SteveD
the middleman <charles.dand@yukyonline.co.yuky> wrote in message
news:37EED7B8.245C0054@yukyonline.co.yuky...
> I've been learning Ada95 for a year now. And although I don't have much
> experience of other languages I'd certainly say it was my favourite.
> In discussions with friends the abilities of Ada95 have cropped up. I
> was wondering if anyone could possibly point out the weaknesses and the
> strengths that Ada95 has when compared to other languages such as C so
> that I can finally set the record straight.
>
> Any comment would be appreciated.
>
> Thanx.
> --
> ByeZeeBye
> the middleman
> Chuck(les)
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Thread overview: 87+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-09-27 0:00 Ada95 Strengths/Weaknesses the middleman
1999-09-27 0:00 ` J. David Bryan
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Steve Doiel [this message]
1999-09-27 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Ray Blaak
1999-09-28 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-09-28 0:00 ` the middleman
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` GNAT listing file default names (was: Ada95 Strengths/Weaknesses) Larry Kilgallen
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Gautier
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Code size of Ada ? was Re: Ada95 Strengths/Weaknesses Alfred Hilscher
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Gautier
1999-09-28 0:00 ` David Botton
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Gautier
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Gautier
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Ed Falis
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Gautier
1999-09-29 0:00 ` tmoran
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Alfred Hilscher
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Gautier
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
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1999-10-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-10-19 0:00 ` Code size of Ada ? Robert I. Eachus
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1999-10-19 0:00 ` Code size of Ada ? was Re: Ada95 Strengths/Weaknesses Robert I. Eachus
1999-09-30 0:00 ` tmoran
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Gautier
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Ed Falis
1999-09-28 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` p.obry
1999-09-28 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` David Starner
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Pragma (was Re: Ada95 Strengths/Weaknesses.) Preben Randhol
1999-09-30 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Ada95 Strengths/Weaknesses Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Simon Wright
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Hyman Rosen
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Ed Falis
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Hyman Rosen
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Ed Falis
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
1999-09-28 0:00 ` bill
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Aidan Skinner
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Steve Doiel
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Preben Randhol
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Geoff Bull
1999-09-29 0:00 ` the middleman
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
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