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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: memory leakages with Ada?
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In article <4a885870.0203152036.37c68e91@posting.google.com>, wv9557@yahoo.com (Will) writes:

> Well, I remember Mr Stroustrup saying something to the effect that this is to
> ease the job of the compiler writer. Looks to me more like a marketing decision
> than a technical one.

I recall reading that several proposed Ada95 features did not make
the cut because existing vendors felt it would be too hard support
with their implementations.  Certainly at least one vendor dropped
out because of the degree of change from Ada83.  Thus Ada also has
such balancing acts to deal with, but in that sense it just copies
the real world.