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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Translating an embedded C algorithm
Date: 16 Jan 2007 08:48:53 -0600
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In article <xehcurdzkh.fsf@hod.lan.m-e-leypold.de>, Markus E Leypold writes:
> 
>> And why cannot C be augmented by RTOSs and other systems software to
>> achieve this?
> 
> Can and has been. Of course there are tradeoffs like the safer type
> system of Ada vs. the higher popularity (read more libraries and
> existing code) of C and the fact that you can invent your own tasking
> primitives in C.

It seems to me you _can_ invent your own tasking primitives in Ada,
but such is rarely necessary.  Using the tasking system that comes
with Ada is typically preferable.