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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Is the Writing on the Wall for Ada?
Date: 30 Sep 2003 07:35:24 -0500
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In article <3F797748.3000203@noplace.com>, Marin David Condic <nobody@noplace.com> writes:

> I'm not even sure why Bounded_String exists - except for intellectual 
> completeness. Yes, I can see where in some cases I might want the 
> flexibility of Unbounded_String with the determinism of String. However, 
> in practice, I use either String or Unbounded_String. I don't even think 
> I ever took the shrink-wrap off of Bounded_String. If I really needed 
> it, I could create it on my own rather easily. But I've never needed it.

But the programming practices of others may differ.  Efficiency concerns
may have different parameters in other environments.

> There's another reason for having a conventional library outside of the 
> ARM - we could have experimented with the three string packages and 
> discovered if there was much interest in a Bounded_String before 
> committing it to permanent existence as part of the standard.

No !  The meaning of a conventional library should be something that will
stay available in perpetuity.  Otherwise it is just like any other library
that may or may not be present.