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=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_MSGID, PLING_QUERY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public From: Craig Franck Subject: Re: How big is an int? (was: Yet another stupid language war (was: ... the only languages you need!!)) Date: 1997/11/20 Message-ID: <6527n9$340@mtinsc05.worldnet.att.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 291080405 References: <64fbr2$76k$1@route1.mdrf.france3.fr> <879901314snz@genesis.demon.co.uk> <3473B088.3227@dynamite.com.au> <64ve5n$c6m$1@helios.crest.nt.com> <3474C1F0.365A@dynamite.com.au> Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++ Date: 1997-11-20T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Alan E & Carmel J Brain wrote: >Kaz Kylheku wrote: > >> Alan E & Carmel J Brain wrote: >> >Many thanks to the posters on this thread. Ada programmers often feel, >> >if not persecuted, then uncomfortably isolated by the mainstream. >> >> That's downright silly. > >I agree. But true. I think it depends on the persons basic personality. Some among us feel that the "average" Ada programmer is a highly skilled software engineer while the "average" C programmer is a bit more lacking. There was a post in which it was stated the most Ada programmers had the language definition handy while most C programmers did not, and C programmers where more likely to confuse the compiler docs with the standard. It is this elitest mentality that may put some people off; however, claming you are persecuted and shunned solely because of your choice of programming language is pushing it. [A girl told me recently "guys don't like me because I'm smart!" I seriously doubt that was the reason (more like lack of discretion).] -- Craig clfranck@worldnet.att.net Manchester, NH I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. -- Ashleigh Brilliant