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: 103376,811674947553ef14 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-23 19:56:42 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3BFF1A73.857AF46C@acm.org> From: Jeffrey Carter X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: OT: Meaning of the word "free" References: <5LHYDjy2Mcfg@eisner.encompasserve.org> <9tjno3$fhi$1@drcomp.erfurt.thur.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 03:56:43 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.86.209.3 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 1006574203 209.86.209.3 (Fri, 23 Nov 2001 19:56:43 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 19:56:43 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net X-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2001 19:52:27 PST (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16922 Date: 2001-11-24T03:56:43+00:00 List-Id: Julio Cano wrote: > > > C++: > Jhony.run(); > Ada: > run (Jhony); Johnny.Run; Perfectly good Ada, if Johnny is a package, protected object, or task. Johnny.Run (Away); can also be a record component of an access-to-procedure type. Ada seems to have more ways to achieve this notation that C++. Ada: Money for nothing, and the bugs are free. -- Jeff Carter "I blow my nose on you." Monty Python & the Holy Grail