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,dff4194107a3f277 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-01-28 06:46:07 PST Path: swrinde!news.uh.edu!uuneo.neosoft.com!Starbase.NeoSoft.COM!not-for-mail From: dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (David Weller) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: C/C++ does not exist! Date: 28 Jan 1995 08:44:39 -0600 Organization: NeoSoft Internet Services +1 713 684 5969 Message-ID: <3gdl8n$nsg@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> References: <3g8s8eINNclv@marble.summit.novell.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: starbase.neosoft.com Date: 1995-01-28T08:44:39-06:00 List-Id: In article <3g8s8eINNclv@marble.summit.novell.com>, Schilling J. wrote: >In article <3fshks$lg3@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (David Weller) writes [in his .sig]: >> >>-- >> Frustrated with C/C++, Pascal, Fortran? Ada95 _might_ be for you! > >It's been said before, but it deserves to be said again: there is no such >language as "C/C++". There are two separate languages, C and C++, which in >many respects are as different as night and day. This is especially true >in the context of Ada -- for C has almost nothing in common with Ada, while >C++ has a good deal in common with Ada. This lumping together is especially >frustrating in things like Greg Aharonian's (or anybody's) language usage >analyses, because there's a real question as to how much C++ is actually being >used out there. More to the point (from my perspective) is how many organizations are using C++ when they should strongly consider using Ada95. Still, John, you're correct. I've fixed my signature. :-) -- Frustrated with C, C++, Pascal, Fortran? Ada95 _might_ be for you! For all sorts of interesting Ada95 tidbits, run the command: "finger dweller@starbase.neosoft.com | more" (or e-mail with "finger" as subj.)