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: 103376,198c6302c4a0b0d7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-17 16:55:57 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!nnxp1.twtelecom.net!news-east.rr.com!chnws02.mediaone.net!chnws06.ne.mediaone.net!24.91.0.34!typhoon.ne.mediaone.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3C1E941C.5010402@mediaone.net> From: Ed Falis User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:0.9.6) Gecko/20011213 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada / C++ comparison paper References: <3c1dc786@pull.gecm.com> <1008601517.470745@edh3> <1008626816.690418@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <9vls3v$en1$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 00:54:36 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.60.18.249 X-Complaints-To: abuse@mediaone.net X-Trace: typhoon.ne.mediaone.net 1008636876 24.60.18.249 (Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:54:36 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:54:36 EST Organization: ATT Broadband Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:18032 Date: 2001-12-18T00:54:36+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote: > I read the paper - that sounds maybe a tad harsh as criticism might go. Yes, > its old and certainly written from a perspective of advocacy, but it didn't > seem to be out *slandering* C++. The author(s) definitely have a bias, but > that isn't necessarily bad so long as they don't start spreading rumors > about C++ having illigitimate children and a bad drug habbit. :-) (Of > course, these days, that would probably just mean that C++ was some > Hollywood celebrity - and it wouldn't be rumor, but rather, a direct quote > from its autobiography. :-) Course, if you want to pick up a real C++ slammer, try Objects Unencapsulated by Ian Joyner. I guarantee that whatever Ed wrote will be completely eclipsed. ;-) - Ed