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From: "Baugereau" <baugereau@ifrance.kom>
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> Same rank number 3 :)

Ok :)))

> Actually I meant Ada95 is usually a bit slower than c and c++.
> That certainly doesn't make ada inferior to c/c++.
> Ada places more importance on reliability, platform-independance,
> long-term maintainability and long-term reuse.

I just wanted to make the point that the compiler is the issue, not the
language itself.

>
> As coders we are faced with decisions on what kind of software
> engineering lifestyle we want to live.
> I have decided to go with Ada and Linux lifestyles for the long haul and
> it has much to do with
> reliability, platform-independance, long-term maintainability and
> long-term reuse.

Agreed. But for raw performance, on many platforms, much more effort has
been invested in optimising C or C++ compilers than Ada compilers.

>
> > Mhh. What Ada compiler produces faster code than the best C++ compiler
on
> > x86 for instance?
> I don't know.  It has never been my preoccupation.

It was mine :)