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From: peter@crabby.demon.co.uk (Peter Finney)
Subject: Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada
Date: 1996/02/26
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Date: 1996-02-26T00:00:00+00:00
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J Greene <jkgreene@nando.net> wrote:

[snip]

>I have had to learn both, work in both, and maintain both.  To be honest,
>each is just another language.  As far as the argument of readibility 
>goes,  I have found that the programmer makes the difference,  
>(between C++ and Ada) not the language.

All languages are equal - but some languages are more equal than
others.
(apologies to George Orwell)

Peter Finney
Principal Consultant
BAeSEMA Ltd
Portchester UK