Re: Top 10 Language Constructs (Ada)

["David Botton" <David@Botton.com>]

1. declare blocks = Usage of the stack over heap e.g. usable garbage
collection and efficient strings
2. human compatible language = No problems worrying about did I type = or
==, etc.
3. tasking = Language constructs instead of function calls, etc.
4. bounds checking = I've spent tons of time tracking down bounds issues in
distributed systems
5. strong typing = Errors caught by the compiler before they crash my
applications
6. 'Image = Easy to get textual representaions for debugging, asserts, etc.
7. Slices = The way array access should aways be
8. declaring types at run time = Make strong typing work for you
9. enumerations as array index = Very cool stuff can be done with this
10 representational clauses = no playing with bits

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruno Gustavs" <GustavsB@ch.sibt.com>

> What do you think are the top ten language constructs in Ada?
> Please don't answer in terms of OO concepts, but try to restrict
> yourself to those statements you really use to cope with your
> daily work.