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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,319ef0454c7765d5 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: l107353@cliffy.lfwc.lockheed.com (Garlington KE) Subject: Re: Versions of Ada (was Why no exception hierarchy ?) Date: 1995/04/07 Message-ID: <3m4250$grt@butch.lmsc.lockheed.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 100070401 references: <3ksv4s$f9e@news.uni-c.dk> <3lurur$esb@butch.lmsc.lockheed.com> <1995Apr6.071721.9590@eisner.decus.org> organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1995-04-07T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Larry Kilgallen (kilgallen@eisner.decus.org) wrote: : Even if Ada 95 is "better" for some purposes, It is not better for all. : I used Ada for 6 years without ever using Tasking. I had no need for : Tasking. I think this was my point. You can use "Ada 95" without using all of "Ada 95". Even if you don't use a single new major feature in "Ada 95," I would still think it would be better to use an Ada 95 compiler just to get rid of some of those annoying parts of Ada pre-95. Of course, Dr. Ichbias' comments about conversion costs are very valid, but for a new project, I would always start with Ada 95 if I could. Of course, if you want to use a Tartan compiler anytime after the next couple of years, you're going to get Ada 95 whether you want it or not, pretty much. For my project, I think this is a Good Thing. And, boy, those static pointers are going to be GREAT! Oddly enough, back in the late '80's I was routinely told by various Air Force and Navy types that we _weren't_ using Ada, since we didn't use tasking either. I hear a lot less of that these days... -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Garlington GarlingtonKE@lfwc.lockheed.com F-22 Computer Resources Lockheed Fort Worth Co. If LFWC or the F-22 program has any opinions, they aren't telling me.