From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,90c3c79963d78580 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-10 19:02:17 PST Path: archiver1.sj.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newshub2.home.com!news.home.com!news1.sttls1.wa.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "DuckE" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <9dc4sh$ru5$1@ulysses.noc.ntua.gr> Subject: Re: Numerical Computation and Ada95 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 02:02:17 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.248.45.203 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.sttls1.wa.home.com 989546537 24.248.45.203 (Thu, 10 May 2001 19:02:17 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 19:02:17 PDT Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: archiver1.sj.google.com comp.lang.ada:7373 Date: 2001-05-11T02:02:17+00:00 List-Id: "N&J" wrote in message news:9dc4sh$ru5$1@ulysses.noc.ntua.gr... > Hi all, > I have posed the question whether Ada95 is suitable for numerical > programming at the newsgroup of numerical analysis. > I asked if Ada95 is better that Fortran90/95 and C++ for writing programs > for numerical computation and the reply was that the Ada language > specification requires extensive > run-time checks which slows down the programs. I thought it would be better > to ask your opinion too. I have noticed that there are too few numerical > programs in Ada95 for numerical computation is the above fact the real cause > for this? Finally would you suggest someone to use Ada95 for numerical code? > > Thanks, > John > If the run time checks slow you down, most compilers allow you to turn them off... On the other hand if you're having problems that might be detected by run time checks, will Fortran compilers allow you to turn checks on? SteveD