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=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,b19fa62fdce575f9 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-12-21 08:17:45 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!nntpserver.pppl.gov!princeton!udel!gatech!darwin.sura.net!source.asset.com!source.asset.com!not-for-mail From: weisek@source.asset.com (Kevin Weise) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Reaching traditional engineering, was: Array mappings Date: 21 Dec 1994 11:17:45 -0500 Organization: Asset Source for Software Engineering Technology Message-ID: <3d9kf9$f1n@source.asset.com> References: <9412061309.AA02026@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu> <3cv6el$5v1@felix.seas.gwu.edu> <3d03j7$q21@gnat.cs.nyu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: 530tr0 Date: 1994-12-21T11:17:45-05:00 List-Id: In article <3d03j7$q21@gnat.cs.nyu.edu>, Robert Dewar wrote: >I assume you are aware of the Cray/Ada effort which was certainly aimed >at least partly at their Fortran community. > Well, I have to respond to this one. WADR, Robert, my wife has been doing benchmarking of various Ada compilers on various target platforms for some time now. My discussions with her lead me to conclude that the Cray Ada effort was basically a token effort, possibly just done in response to, or in anticipation of, a contract for a DoD contractor. The compiler itself is easy to break (esp. with generics), and generates poor code (yes, I know, it uses a common back end with all other language translators). Unless they've fixed it recently, a delay statement is guaranteed to result in a wait of *AT LEAST* 2.0 seconds, regardless of the requested value. While all this is not illegal, it certainly does not entice any engineer to switch to Ada. When it comes to Cray Ada, JUST SAY NO! (Actually, my personal opinion is, when it comes to the Cray, just say SGI! And we know they have a good Ada implementation!) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin J. Weise weisek@source.asset.com COLSA Corporation Voice - (205) 922-1512 ext. 2115 6726 Odyssey Drive FAX - (205) 971-0002 Huntsville, AL 35806 {Standard Disclaimers about my opinions & my employer's opinions} {... which are in conflict often enough} ---------------------------------------------------------------- "Admire those who seek the truth; avoid those who find it." Marcel Proust