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Vinzent 'Gadget' Hoefler <ada.rocks@jlfencey.com> wrote:
: Of course. But think about it: Isn't it a funny thing that you can do
: a thing efficient enough in Ada just to prevent a problem in C, which
: OTOH you even wouldn't have at all if you'd use Ada in the first
: place?
 
: What's the definition for this sort of stuff called?

Windows 3.1?  Will they still laugh at me now, Duncan? :-)


-- Georg