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Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Teaching new tricks to an old dog (C++ -->Ada)
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:06:56 -0500
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"Peter Koch Larsen" <pklspam@mailme.dk> wrote in message
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> >> * runtime template instantiation (I think being able to instantiate
> >> generics dynamically is the coolest thing!)
> >
> > This would be nice!
>
> How would you do that without "compiling on the fly"?
Ada generics can do this without compiling on the fly.  I think its a nice
feature.

> >>* representation specifications!!!!
> >
> > Agree.
>
> Why? What is the purpose - if not to restrict portability?
Actually rep. specs. enhance portability by explicitly defining the actual
sizes of types, the internal layout of records, etc.  The only aspect (I
believe) that is implementation specific, it bit ordering (though, didn't
they add pragmas for this?)