Re: Ada access vs C/C++ pointers and references

[Ludovic Brenta <ludovic.brenta@insalien.org>]

"Martin Dowie" writes:
> "Ludovic Brenta" wrote in message
>> Ada does provide for pointer arithmetic, but the fact that one can
>> avoid pointers altogether for most things does help with
>> verification and certification of safety-critical software.
>> Pointer arithmetic is usually confined to a few low-level device
>> drivers.
>>
>> (I work in avionics)
>
> I also work in avionics (have done for 16 years now) and I've
> _never_ needed pointer arithmatic - there's usually a 'better' Ada
> way that produces acceptably fast results. But YMMV :-)

Yes, usually, representation clauses and arrays work wonders.
Occasionally, we do use System.Address, but I can't recall, off the
top of my head, that we ever used "+" or "-" on addresses.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.