Re: Ada Compilers

[David Rasmussen <david.rasmussen@gmx.spam.egg.sausage.and.spam.net>]

Steve Doiel wrote:
> "David Rasmussen" <david.rasmussen@gmx.spam.egg.sausage.and.spam.net> wrote
> in message news:3CE3B32D.9080309@gmx.spam.egg.sausage.and.spam.net...
> [snip]
> 
>>For some applications, timewise performance is critical, and when
>>you have chosen the design and improved the algorthms used as much as
>>possible, you still want the fastest code possible. The quality of the
>>software is of course paramount always, but if runtime performance is
>>also an all-important criterion (but portability etc. also is, so you
>>can't use assembler), it will be important to you how good the generated
>>code is. It is for me, even if safety, correctness etc. is equally
>>important.
> 
> 
> I believe you will find that the performance of Ada matches or exceeds the
> performance of C++ if you turn off runtime checks.  Since C++ does not have
> these checks there is no compartive disadvantage to turning off the checks.
> There is however the advantage that you can turn on the checks during
> testing.  In many cases performance cost of runtime checks are low and they
> are left enabled for delivered software.
> 

Cool. That was what I was looking for.

/David