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From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
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Subject: Re: Ada 2005 puzzle
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:52:49 +0200
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* Randy Brukardt:

> (With the obvious exception that "limited" almost never is really what you 
> want in Ada, and I don't think that ever could change. I try to use 
> non-limited types for almost everything; clever use of Adjust fixes most 
> problems. That's why windows are non-limited in Claw, for example.)

I use limited types for almost all objects which need finalization.  I
think this makes perfect sense.  I also used limited types to emulate
interfaces in Ada 95, which made sense to me as well, but was broken
by the introduction of limited returns in Ada 2005.

(I've received close to zero training in Ada, so I often make unusual
design choices.)