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From: afn03257@freenet4.afn.org (Daniel P Hudson)
Subject: Re: Any research putting c above ada?
Date: 1997/04/10
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Richard Krehbiel <rich@kastle.com> wrote:
>kgoldin@galaxy.csc.calpoly.edu (Konstantin B. Goldin) writes:

>> Hello,
>> 
>> Is there any research out there, that, comparing c and ada, (or c++ and
>> ada), gives advantage to the c side? 

>Here's a bit of research you can do yourself.

>Can you go to the computer store and buy Microsoft Visual Ada 5.0?
>Borland Turbo Ada?  Watcom Ada 4.0?  Can you find *anybody's* Ada
>compiler at the local Comp USA store?  No.

According to the older members of this group you can't find C
compilers there either, just C-like compilers. Oh and BTW, I have
seen an Ada compiler in software retail stores, but they catered to
more than the PC and Mac, like Unices, VMS, etc...