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-Thread: 103376,fc52c633190162e0 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!proxad.net!193.252.118.146.MISMATCH!news.wanadoo.fr!news.wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail Message-ID: <460E7AF3.4030900@obry.net> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:14:59 +0200 From: Pascal Obry Organization: Home - http://www.obry.net User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0b2 (Windows/20070116) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada To: adaworks@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: why learn C? References: <1172144043.746296.44680@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com> <1172161751.573558.24140@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com> <546qkhF1tr7dtU1@mid.individual.net> <5ZULh.48$YL5.40@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net> <1175215906.645110.217810@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com> <1175230700.925143.28490@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com> <6XbPh.4025$u03.802@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> In-Reply-To: <6XbPh.4025$u03.802@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit NNTP-Posting-Date: 31 Mar 2007 17:15:00 CEST NNTP-Posting-Host: 86.205.125.4 X-Trace: 1175354100 news.orange.fr 27400 86.205.125.4:2016 X-Complaints-To: abuse@orange.fr Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14696 Date: 2007-03-31T17:15:00+02:00 List-Id: adaworks@sbcglobal.net a �crit : > I have programmed in both languages. I have taught C++ and I have > taught Ada. I have colleagues who use both languages who realize > that C++ is far more error-prone than Ada. While one can get a > good set of working software in C++ using heroic efforts, the chance > of errors in a C++ program is much higher in a corresponding program > written in Ada. I find it strange that anyone who understands both > languages well would come to any other conclusion. Same experience on my side, same questioning! Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE --|------------------------------------------------------ --| http://www.obry.net --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination" --| --| gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-key C1082595