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Le mercredi 21 juin 2017 12:13:14 UTC+2, Lucretia a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:
> On Wednesday, 21 June 2017 02:12:51 UTC+1, pyth...@gmail.com  wrote:
> > I've recently been trying to learn some Ada, however, I've encountered =
a few annoyances. I tend to perhaps be a bit too concerned about performanc=
e, so I try to stay away from things like tagged types when I don't actuall=
y need them (which is most of the time). But for some reason, there are som=
e features that seemingly require tagged types for no reason - custom index=
ing and iterators.=20
> >=20
>=20
> Your thinking is pretty stupid tbh. I've come across this numerous times.=
 "Oh, don't use a virtual, it's slow!" It's "slower" because it needs anoth=
er load, big fucking deal, CPU's are fast enough now.

This line of thinking is terrible, and you're being insulting to somebody a=
sking questions about the language. Way to go !

Ada forcing tagged types on you to use certain features *is* a problem, if =
only because certain Ada users are forbidden to use tagged types altogether=
 and thus are prevented to use a lot of useful features.

With that said, I agree that if you can use tagged types, and your only con=
cern is an hypothetical performance problem, then go ahead and use tagged t=
ypes. As explained in another mail you can even choose by call-site if you'=
re going to dispatch or not.