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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,TO_NO_BRKTS_FROM_MSSP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7ee10ec601726fbf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-11 07:46:47 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!out.nntp.be!propagator-SanJose!in.nntp.be!newsranger.com!www.newsranger.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada From: Ted Dennison References: <3BC30674.BA88AAB6@brighton.ac.uk> <9pvv3t$ves$1@news.huji.ac.il> <9q49fc$nh3$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Subject: Re: why not Message-ID: <_gix7.24513$ev2.32605@www.newsranger.com> X-Abuse-Info: When contacting newsranger.com regarding abuse please X-Abuse-Info: forward the entire news article including headers or X-Abuse-Info: else we will not be able to process your request X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsranger.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:46:18 EDT Organization: http://www.newsranger.com Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 14:46:18 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14266 Date: 2001-10-11T14:46:18+00:00 List-Id: In article <9q49fc$nh3$1@nh.pace.co.uk>, Marin David Condic says... >It ought to be noted that something like the Booch components are not going >to be suitable for all applications. If they rely on dynamic memory, they >may be unsuitable for any sort of realtime work. If they rely on fixed >memory, they may not be suitable for very dynamic workstation apps. If they They actually provide both. For each container there's a "bounded" and an "unbounded" version. However, I found to my dismay that the algorithms for dealing with the "bounded" versions are not always heap-free. >include new features should the need become apparent. Could this serve as >the basis for a more general library of components rather than just a >data-structure library? (Bundle into it things like an OS interface, network Booch is intended to be a container library. Nothing more, nothing less. --- T.E.D. homepage - http://www.telepath.com/dennison/Ted/TED.html No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.