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From: Jon Harrop <jon@ffconsultancy.com>
Subject: Re: Alternatives to C: ObjectPascal, Eiffel, Ada or Modula-3?
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fft1976 wrote:
> C++: learning curve and safety are the main problems. I'm way past the
> former, and I use Visual Studio Debug mode (I develop cross-platform
> code) when there is any sign of memory problems (not frequent), but
> it's still not completely safe.

If you're using VS then I highly recommend F# for numerical work, largely
because it makes parallelism so easy.

> Gambit-C Scheme (one of the best of LISPs, IMO): about 2x slower than
> C (single core only), but you have to work to get within 2x (unlike
> OCaml), and if you want it fast, it can't be safe (switch controlled).

Bigloo?

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Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd.
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