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From: "John R. Strohm" <strohm@airmail.net>
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Subject: Re: ada paper critic
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You are doomed to disappointment.

Ada code is extremely stable, far more so than just about any other
language, because of the comparatively more rigorous semantic model under
the language.

Speed of the code is comparable to, or better than, just about everything
else except perhaps a highly optimizing FORTRAN compiler that can play fast
and loose with the intent of the source code.  An Ada compiler can assume
that certain kinds of aliasing (for instance) don't happen, because the
language forbids those constructs.  C compilers can make no such
assumptions.

Rapid coding is a red herring, and everyone knows it.  Code in haste, repent
at leisure.

"Immanuel Scholz" <news@kutzsche.net> wrote in message
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> > I am searching for a book or a paper which tend to explain the negative
> > aspects on ada.
>
> Uh, maybe I should add, that my criteria are: stability of the resulting
> code, rapid coding and speed of the resulting code (in that order).
>
> The code should be used in large, distributed applications.
>
> Any comments speaking against ada? (and, as example in favor of java or
> c++?)
>
> Immanuel Scholz
>