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,def01441310021b3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-28 22:56:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!news1.rdc1.sfba.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Will (abstract) Ada code improve over time ? References: <9k03ot$2me$3@news.tpi.pl> X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 05:56:03 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.7.82.199 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.rdc1.sfba.home.com 996386163 24.7.82.199 (Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:56:03 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:56:03 PDT Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10681 Date: 2001-07-29T05:56:03+00:00 List-Id: >C code will perform better (C code can change threading model if >hardware/OS design changes with no problem). In fact all of the C code would have to be gone over to change the threading model. Whereas the Ada compiler's RTS would change and the Ada programs would only need to be relinked to take advantage of the new, improved hardware/OS. Which prospect sounds better to you?