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From: Vinzent Hoefler <ada.rocks@jlfencey.com>
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Subject: Re: C bug of the day
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:08:02 +0200
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Erlo Haugen wrote:

>On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:11:00 +0200
>Vinzent Hoefler <ada.rocks@jlfencey.com> wrote:
>
>> Erlo Haugen wrote:
>>=20
>> >No language can be perfect, I guess. What is good for some kind of =
tasks
>> >might be bad in other cases. Ada has its strengths and weaknesses =
(think
>> >about string handling). I don't think anyone would even think about =
Ada for
>> >embedded applications in 8 bit MCU's as an example.
>>=20
>> Well, why not? If there's a compiler available? :-)
>
>Architectural limitations.

Those would apply to any higher level programming language.

>As for other 8 bits, Z80 and the like would be good candidates.

At least for 6502 and Z80 exist C-compilers, so I don't see why there
shouldn't be any Ada-Compiler. I even remember playing around with
Pascal and FORTH on a Z80 machine (around 1986).


Vinzent.

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