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Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:26:55 -0500
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Date: 2011-03-02T09:26:55-05:00
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On 3/1/2011 7:41 PM, Randy Brukardt wrote:
> If "the environment" had a strongly typed Ada interface,
 > then the error could not occur there.

Isn't it the case that Ada proponents argue that Ada is a good
(and possibly the best) programming language in general, and not
just when interfacing to a strongly typed Ada interface? I sense
an attitude of "If it's good, thank Ada. If it's bad, it's the
fault of something else."