Re: Operators -> unit analysis

[tsikes@netcom.com (Terry Sikes)]

In article <wcc9022izjp.fsf@world.std.com>,
Robert A Duff  <bobduff@world.std.com> wrote:

>>...I'd think that this would be better received if it
>> was tied to the Numerics annex, since certainly this would be the
>> major area of use.
>
>Perhaps, but most numerics code is done in Fortran, and it doesn't
>bother with all this fancy stuff either.

Which is why so many people are searching for something better, and
why so much numerical code is being translated into C++ (despite its
obvious deficiencies).

By coincidence, I received the following from the advanced-java list
today, I'll include it so you can ask yourself "Why not Ada Grande?".
(BTW, while operator overloading is not part of Java today, it will be
in the future according to Gosling.)

It seems to me that Ada is better suited to this problem space than
Java since it has a) _optional_ GC and b) static data structures.

Perhaps what Ada needs most is a Java-like syntax front-end.  ;-)

Terry

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To: advanced-java@xcf.berkeley.edu
Subject: ACM 2000 Java Grande Conference (10 days, 2 weekends left)
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 07:55:29 +0100

Dear Colleague,

Please find attached the Call for Papers for the ACM 2000 Java Grande
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publicity of this event by forwarding the call to colleagues who you
think might be interested in submitting a paper.

Please note: Due to NSF ITR proposal deadline the due dates for JG2000
have been changed.  See below.

We look forward to your submission.

Thanks, 

	   Michael Philippsen.

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