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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
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Subject: Re: Bit manipulation
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 04:52:47 GMT
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In article <8ubld2$hdd$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Sandro Binetti <sandrobinetti@my-deja.com> wrote:

> IF I HAVE TO MANAGE A COMPLEX UNCOMMERCIAL DEVICE, SAY A
SATELLITE BUS,
> WHY DO I HAVE TO WRITE ALL THE CODE USING ADA (IMPOSED FOR
THESE REAL-
> TIME ORIENTED APPLICATIONS) AND, AT A CERTAIN MOMENT, USE LOW
LEVEL
> MANIPULATION IN C LANGUAGE?

A simple answer is that you don't! There is almost no legitimate
reason for going to C if you are using Ada 95. As many people
have told you in this thread, modular types give you all
the capabilities you have in C for low level bit twiddling.


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