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From: WhiteR@CRPL.Cedar-Rapids.lib.IA.US (Robert S. White)
Subject: Re: Any research putting c above ada?
Date: 1997/04/15
Date: 1997-04-15T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5iui29$iei@flood.weeg.uiowa.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5itlph$1k9@bcrkh13.bnr.ca


In article <5itlph$1k9@bcrkh13.bnr.ca>, kaz@vision.crest.nt.com says...

>So every C compiler I have used lets me ignore compiler time diagnostics
>that don't lead to translation failure.  I think Kevin was talking about
>static safety features, though, and language features that let you override
>these features (rather than compiler options).

  I am talking about compiler options (just like setting Visual C for a 
"release build").  Again I am confused, what exactly is your point here?
I still don't see the diff using Ada.  What are "language features that 
let you override >these features (rather than compiler options)"?

>Such tests often don't have full coverage. A good language would force the
>run-time checks to remain in the production code. Or are you saying that 
>safety should take a back seat to speed when it comes time to ship the 
>code? Maybe Ada programmers are not that different from other programmers 
>after all.

  Why FORCE extra stuff at runtime that might already have been thoroughly
tested?  If your can afford it, OK, let the good tool/language do it.  If
you can't...test it properly and then turn off the runtime checks.  Duh!

>>Then the project librarian/project engineer can choose to turn checks
>>off on the high rate realtime tasks if the through-put benefits are
>>required.
>
>Ah I see. ``The code is too slow! Checking be damned''.  :)

  No...It is although a deliberate design tradeoff...we have to give
up on the Ada runtime checks after all the normal testing has been 
conducted to find (hopefully all) the errors in the code and it is 
neccessary to turn off checks to meet runtime deadlines or data 
latencey requirements.  Welcome to the cold hard world!  But it is 
silly to give up on a good tool and not let it continue to help you 
when it does not add TOO much burden.  Only turn off checks when you 
HAVE TOO not "Checking be damned".  Catch my drift?
_____________________________________________________________________
Robert S. White                  -- an embedded sys software engineer





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1997-04-09  0:00 Any research putting c above ada? Konstantin B. Goldin
1997-04-10  0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-04-10  0:00 ` Thomas Aho
1997-04-10  0:00 ` Bob Stout
1997-04-10  0:00 ` Richard Krehbiel
1997-04-10  0:00   ` Andrew Dunstan
1997-04-10  0:00   ` Philip Brashear
1997-04-10  0:00     ` CubanPete
1997-04-11  0:00       ` John Thomas Apa
1997-04-10  0:00   ` Tom Wheeley
1997-04-11  0:00     ` Richard Kenner
1997-04-16  0:00     ` Daniel P Hudson
1997-04-17  0:00     ` Stephen Leake
1997-04-11  0:00   ` Steve Jones - JON
1997-04-11  0:00     ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-12  0:00       ` Tom Wheeley
     [not found]       ` <01bc46be$fb54cae0$3f6700cf@default>
1997-04-13  0:00         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-14  0:00           ` Craig Franck
     [not found]       ` <33526cbf.41c6@cca.rockwell.com>
     [not found]         ` <5iusvd$118e@newssvr01-int.news.prodigy.com>
1997-04-14  0:00           ` James S. Rogers
     [not found]           ` <33541be1.14961570@news.airmail.net>
1997-04-16  0:00             ` Matthew Givens
1997-04-16  0:00               ` Dale Stanbrough
     [not found]           ` <3353a187.1062@bix.com>
1997-04-16  0:00             ` Matthew Givens
1997-04-17  0:00               ` Tom Moran
     [not found]               ` <33545F8D.2AF4@worldnet.att.net>
     [not found]                 ` <335569F1.55A0@pratique.fr>
1997-04-20  0:00                   ` Nick Roberts
     [not found]           ` <33530e22.5940@worldnet.att.net>
1997-04-16  0:00             ` Matthew Givens
1997-04-18  0:00               ` Kenneth Almquist
1997-04-20  0:00                 ` Matthew Givens
1997-04-22  0:00                   ` Alan Brain
     [not found]                   ` <335d880c.324@dynamite.com.au>
1997-05-04  0:00                     ` Matthew Givens
1997-05-05  0:00                       ` Alan Brain
     [not found]                       ` <336ea9ca.3c92@dynamite.com.au>
1997-05-07  0:00                         ` Matthew Givens
1997-05-06  0:00                           ` Tom Moran
1997-05-07  0:00                             ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-07  0:00                           ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-07  0:00                           ` Jon S Anthony
     [not found]                           ` <5aedd9b0882ea1bf.69856d7f77cd2ae3.229bf1374681c88b@library-proxy.airnews.net>
1997-05-10  0:00                             ` Matthew Givens
1997-05-10  0:00                               ` Robert S. White
1997-05-11  0:00                               ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-16  0:00                               ` brad.balfour
1997-05-14  0:00                           ` T Wheeley
1997-04-19  0:00               ` Tom Wheeley
     [not found]         ` <5j0e5i$qgi@bcrkh13.bnr.ca>
1997-04-16  0:00           ` Matthew Givens
     [not found]           ` <5j4ijn$3ta1@news.knox.edu>
1997-04-17  0:00             ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-18  0:00               ` Tim Behrendsen
     [not found]           ` <33552C53.41C6@cca.rockwell.com>
1997-04-20  0:00             ` Steve Doiel
1997-04-20  0:00               ` Jay Martin
1997-04-21  0:00             ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-04-14  0:00       ` Roy Grimm
1997-04-11  0:00     ` Terry Colligan
1997-04-11  0:00       ` Larry J. Elmore
1997-04-12  0:00         ` Terry Colligan
     [not found]     ` <3359e813.340466234@news.pacificnet.net>
1997-04-11  0:00       ` James S. Rogers
1997-04-12  0:00         ` Danette & Murray Root
1997-04-12  0:00         ` Steve Summit
1997-04-12  0:00       ` Dave Wood
     [not found]         ` <3373409f.494266577@news.pacificnet.net>
1997-04-13  0:00           ` Dave Wood
     [not found]             ` <E8pxJ0.I3s@thomsoft.com>
     [not found]               ` <3355E0F2.56E5@aonix.com>
1997-04-18  0:00                 ` David Hanley
1997-04-20  0:00                   ` Nick Roberts
1997-04-14  0:00           ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-14  0:00           ` Robert S. White
1997-04-14  0:00             ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-15  0:00               ` Robert S. White [this message]
     [not found]                 ` <5ivtcu$puv@huron.eel.ufl.edu>
1997-04-16  0:00                   ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-16  0:00                     ` Byron
1997-04-16  0:00                       ` John Winters
     [not found]                     ` <5j31dt$o3j@huron.eel.ufl.edu>
1997-04-17  0:00                       ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-18  0:00                       ` David Thornley
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1997-04-25  0:00                           ` Alan Bowler
     [not found]                     ` <01bc4da9$75237100$f4f582c1@xhv46.dial.pipex.com>
1997-04-21  0:00                       ` Daniel P Hudson
1997-04-21  0:00                         ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-04-14  0:00           ` Stephen Leake
1997-04-13  0:00         ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-04-12  0:00       ` David Weller
1997-04-13  0:00       ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-27  0:00         ` Richard Riehle
1997-04-29  0:00           ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-30  0:00             ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-04-30  0:00               ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-01  0:00                 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-03  0:00                   ` Student responsability (Was: Any research putting c above ada?) Laurent Gasser
1997-05-03  0:00                     ` John Bode
1997-05-05  0:00                     ` Steven Huang
1997-05-05  0:00                   ` Any research putting c above ada? John Apa
1997-05-06  0:00                     ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-06  0:00                       ` Roy Grimm
1997-05-07  0:00                         ` John Apa
1997-05-08  0:00                           ` Roy Grimm
1997-05-08  0:00                           ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-10  0:00                             ` John Apa
1997-05-11  0:00                               ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-14  0:00                                 ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-07  0:00                         ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-07  0:00                           ` Roy Grimm
1997-05-07  0:00                             ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-08  0:00                             ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-08  0:00                               ` Roy Grimm
1997-05-08  0:00                                 ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-09  0:00                                 ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-10  0:00                                   ` Dan Shea
1997-05-11  0:00                                     ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-08  0:00                       ` Alan Brain
1997-05-07  0:00                     ` Adam Beneschan
1997-05-09  0:00                   ` Richard A. O'Keefe
1997-05-09  0:00                     ` Larry Weiss
1997-05-11  0:00                       ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-11  0:00                         ` Jay Martin
1997-05-12  0:00                           ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-12  0:00                         ` Craig Franck
1997-05-12  0:00                           ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-13  0:00                             ` Craig Franck
1997-05-13  0:00                               ` Jonathan Guthrie
1997-05-14  0:00                                 ` Mathew Hendry
     [not found]                           ` <F4243E31257E3230.1400B453F19F7D1B.A88AC4B6A31D <5l8gf8$2jp@mtinsc05.worldnet.att.net>
1997-05-13  0:00                             ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-13  0:00                               ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-05-14  0:00                               ` T Wheeley
1997-05-15  0:00                               ` Ray Blaak
1997-05-16  0:00                                 ` Alan Brain
1997-05-12  0:00                         ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-14  0:00                           ` Kevin Cline
     [not found]                         ` <5lb2mi$3i2@mtinsc03.worldnet.att.net>
1997-05-14  0:00                           ` Jonathan Guthrie
1997-05-14  0:00                             ` Szu-Wen Huang
1997-05-15  0:00                               ` Jonathan Guthrie
     [not found]                             ` <EA8sny.HKJ@thinkage.on.ca>
1997-05-16  0:00                               ` W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1997-05-14  0:00                     ` M. Prasad
     [not found]                     ` <rayEA5A7D.932@netcom.com>
1997-05-14  0:00                       ` Steve Jones - JON
1997-05-14  0:00                       ` W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1997-05-17  0:00                       ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-04-30  0:00               ` Jay Martin
1997-05-01  0:00                 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-05  0:00                   ` Jay Martin
1997-05-06  0:00                     ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-07  0:00                       ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-01  0:00                 ` Kevin Cline
1997-04-30  0:00             ` Roy Grimm
1997-04-30  0:00               ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-30  0:00                 ` Jay Martin
1997-05-02  0:00                   ` Samuel A. Mize
1997-05-05  0:00                     ` Roy Grimm
1997-05-06  0:00                       ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-07  0:00                         ` Jay Martin
1997-05-07  0:00                           ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-08  0:00                             ` Jay Martin
1997-05-08  0:00                           ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-09  0:00                             ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-08  0:00                           ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-09  0:00                             ` Alan Brain
1997-05-11  0:00                       ` deafen
1997-05-12  0:00                         ` Roy Grimm
1997-05-12  0:00                         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-01  0:00                 ` Roy Grimm
1997-05-01  0:00                   ` Jay Martin
1997-05-01  0:00                   ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-02  0:00                     ` Roy Grimm
1997-05-02  0:00                       ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-05  0:00                         ` Steve Furlong
1997-05-06  0:00                           ` Robert A Duff
1997-05-06  0:00                           ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-06  0:00                             ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-08  0:00                           ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-05-14  0:00                         ` T Wheeley
1997-05-14  0:00                           ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-10  0:00                   ` Fritz W Feuerbacher
1997-05-11  0:00                     ` Wilbur Streett
1997-05-12  0:00                       ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-20  0:00                       ` T Wheeley
1997-04-30  0:00             ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-01  0:00               ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-02  0:00                 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-03  0:00                   ` Craig Franck
1997-05-03  0:00                 ` Matthew Givens
1997-05-03  0:00                   ` Robert S. White
     [not found]       ` <33508283.56dd@aonix.com>
     [not found]         ` <33526280.62b3@gsfc.nasa.gov>
     [not found]           ` <5ivths$pv2@huron.eel.ufl.edu>
1997-04-16  0:00             ` Matthew Givens
     [not found]               ` <m2ragbrmij.fsf@acm.org>
1997-04-20  0:00                 ` Nick Roberts
1997-04-11  0:00   ` James Youngman
1997-04-11  0:00     ` Steve Summit
1997-04-12  0:00       ` Dave Wood
1997-04-14  0:00         ` Chris Lomont
1997-04-16  0:00           ` Dave Wood
1997-04-11  0:00   ` Gary W Smith
1997-04-14  0:00   ` Alan Brain
1997-04-17  0:00   ` Jon S Anthony
1997-04-10  0:00 ` Daniel P Hudson
1997-04-14  0:00 ` Steve Jones - JON
1997-04-14  0:00   ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-15  0:00   ` Matthew Givens
1997-04-20  0:00     ` Alan Brain
     [not found]     ` <335ae79e.55ed@dynamite.com.au>
1997-04-20  0:00       ` Matthew Givens
1997-04-28  0:00         ` Andrew Dunstan
1997-04-29  0:00           ` Matthew Givens
1997-05-06  0:00             ` Andrew Dunstan
1997-05-07  0:00               ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-07  0:00                 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-07  0:00                 ` Jeff Carter
1997-05-08  0:00                 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-09  0:00                   ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-09  0:00                     ` John G. Volan
1997-05-11  0:00                       ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-12  0:00                         ` John G. Volan
1997-05-12  0:00                         ` John G. Volan
1997-05-13  0:00                         ` Alan Brain
1997-05-14  0:00                           ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-16  0:00                             ` Alan Brain
1997-05-17  0:00                               ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-17  0:00                                 ` John G. Volan
1997-05-18  0:00                                   ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-18  0:00                                     ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-18  0:00                                       ` Brian Rogoff
1997-05-19  0:00                                       ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-19  0:00                                         ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-19  0:00                                     ` John G. Volan
1997-05-20  0:00                                       ` Kevin Cline
1997-05-20  0:00                                         ` Jeff Carter
1997-05-21  0:00                                       ` Alan Brain
1997-05-21  0:00                                       ` Brian Rogoff
1997-05-21  0:00                                         ` STL in Ada95 [was: Any research putting c above ada?] John G. Volan
1997-05-22  0:00                                           ` Brian Rogoff
1997-05-23  0:00                                             ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-24  0:00                                               ` Brian Rogoff
1997-05-22  0:00                                           ` Brian Rogoff
1997-05-23  0:00                                             ` Iterator Syntax [was: Re: STL in Ada95] Jeff Carter
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` John G. Volan
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` Michel Gauthier
1997-05-23  0:00                                               ` Brian Rogoff
1997-05-17  0:00                               ` Any research putting c above ada? Dale Stanbrough
1997-05-12  0:00                       ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-04-30  0:00           ` Daniel P Hudson
1997-04-30  0:00             ` Adam Beneschan
1997-05-02  0:00               ` Daniel P Hudson
     [not found] ` <5j078b$b25$1@NNTP.MsState.Edu>
1997-04-16  0:00   ` Peter Amey
     [not found]     ` <5j31lj$qnk@huron.eel.ufl.edu>
1997-04-24  0:00       ` Suzette Norby
1997-04-25  0:00         ` Craig Franck
1997-04-28  0:00           ` Jon S Anthony
1997-04-29  0:00             ` Andrew Koenig
1997-04-29  0:00               ` Tom Moran
1997-04-30  0:00               ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-30  0:00               ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-05-01  0:00                 ` Alan Brain
1997-04-30  0:00               ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-01  0:00                 ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-30  0:00             ` Craig Franck
1997-04-30  0:00               ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-04-30  0:00                 ` Pat Rogers
1997-05-02  0:00                 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-01  0:00               ` Jon S Anthony
1997-04-25  0:00         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-26  0:00           ` Mike Haertel
1997-04-26  0:00             ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-27  0:00             ` Nick Roberts
1997-04-28  0:00             ` Istvan.Simon
1997-04-26  0:00           ` Larry Wissig
1997-04-26  0:00             ` Nick Roberts
1997-04-26  0:00               ` Lawrence Kirby
1997-04-27  0:00                 ` b-see
1997-04-26  0:00             ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-28  0:00             ` Jon S Anthony
1997-04-27  0:00           ` Jerry van Dijk
1997-04-17  0:00   ` Daniel P Hudson
     [not found]   ` <335458A4.4C1D@worldnet.att.net>
     [not found]     ` <5j416b$hau@mtinsc04.worldnet.att.net>
1997-04-18  0:00       ` Mark & Zurima McKinney
1997-04-19  0:00         ` Craig Franck
1997-04-21  0:00           ` Robert I. Eachus
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1997-04-18  0:00         ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-04-23  0:00       ` David Emery
1997-04-17  0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-04-17  0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-04-17  0:00 ` Chris Morgan
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1997-05-16  0:00     ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-16  0:00       ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-18  0:00         ` Nick Roberts
1997-05-19  0:00         ` Michael Norrish
1997-05-20  0:00           ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-20  0:00             ` Michael Norrish
1997-05-20  0:00               ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-20  0:00               ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-20  0:00                 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-21  0:00                   ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-21  0:00                 ` Craig Franck
1997-05-20  0:00             ` Kaz Kylheku
1997-05-20  0:00               ` Jon S Anthony
1997-05-20  0:00   ` Les Hazlewood
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1997-05-21  0:00       ` Stephan Wilms
1997-05-21  0:00         ` Jason A Cunningham
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