From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,52fd60a337c05842 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-13 23:43:18 PST From: Dale Stanbrough Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: ada paper critic Organization: RMIT References: <3D0976BD.21FA7516@sympatico.ca> User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.2 (PPC Mac OS X) Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 16:40:32 +1000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: dale2.cs.rmit.edu.au X-Trace: itsawnews.its.rmit.edu.au 1024036962 dale2.cs.rmit.edu.au (14 Jun 2002 16:42:42 +1000) Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news1.optus.net.au!optus!newshub1.rdc1.nsw.optushome.com.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!vrn.edu.au!131.170.8.40.MISMATCH!itsawnews.its.rmit.edu.au!dale Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25923 Date: 2002-06-14T16:40:32+10:00 List-Id: David Marceau wrote: > > have a look through this newsgroup on "implicit instantiation" and > > downward closures for coding (not speed) issues. > There is implicit instantiation in all languages. > IMHO all languages need implicit instantiation, and in all languages, > developers should take care where they place it. > As a result, I don't see how implicit instantiation makes Ada any weaker > than any other language. I don't really think you know what I'm talking about. I was talking about implicit instantiation of generics, something that happens in C++ templates. I'm sorry but I don't understand anything else you said on this issue. > What do you mean about downward closures for coding issues? Please > clarify this. Step 1. Read my directions (read the newsgroup). You can do this via google. Step 2. Follow the links to find out what was said about downward closures Dale