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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Design by Contract
Date: 1997/08/27
Date: 1997-08-27T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <dewar.872716785@merv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 349224633wnr@eiffel.demon.co.uk


Roger says

<<Ada would benefit (for some applications) from Eiffel's garbage collection.
Apart from that, Ada has quite satisfactory ways of doing what Eiffel
has to offer. Although I prefer Eiffel's simple class-centric model and its
more disciplined exception model, Ada is certainly very usable without these.>>

As has been often pointed out, this is not a language issue, there is nothing
in the design of Ada that prohibits garbage collection, and indeed some
though has been given in the design to making sure nothing stands in its
way (unlike the case with C or, to a somewhat lesser extent withy C++).

Indeed there is at least one Ada implementation (the Intermetrics
Ada-to_Java compiler) that provides garbage collection, and soon there
will be at least one more.





  parent reply	other threads:[~1997-08-27  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 106+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1997-08-21  0:00 Critique of Ariane 5 paper (finally!) aek
     [not found] ` <33FC66AD.9A0799D4@calfp.co.uk>
1997-08-22  0:00   ` Robert S. White
1997-08-22  0:00     ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-22  0:00       ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-23  0:00     ` Ken Garlington
     [not found]   ` <33FFA4B1.3543@flash.net>
1997-08-26  0:00     ` Nick Leaton
     [not found]       ` <3403940F.4154@pseserv3.fw.hac.com>
1997-08-27  0:00         ` Design By Contract Ted Velkoff
     [not found]           ` <5u3c6v$gtf$2@miranda.gmrc.gecm.com>
     [not found]             ` <34058808.3BF@pseserv3.fw.hac.com>
1997-08-28  0:00               ` Darren New
1997-08-28  0:00             ` Patrick Doyle
1997-09-06  0:00               ` Joachim Durchholz
1997-09-06  0:00                 ` Patrick Doyle
     [not found]           ` <JSA.97Aug27180328@alexandria.organon.com>
1997-08-28  0:00             ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-03  0:00             ` Don Harrison
1997-09-03  0:00               ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-04  0:00                 ` Don Harrison
     [not found]         ` <349224633wnr@eiffel.demon.co.uk>
1997-08-27  0:00           ` Robert Dewar [this message]
1997-08-29  0:00           ` Design by Contract Don Harrison
     [not found]         ` <EFM140.Fy9@syd.csa.com.au>
1997-08-28  0:00           ` Design By Contract Jon S Anthony
1997-08-29  0:00             ` Patrick Doyle
1997-08-29  0:00               ` Jon S Anthony
     [not found]                 ` <EFqDw0.3x7@ecf.toronto.edu>
     [not found]                   ` <JSA.97Aug30145354@alexandria.organon.com>
1997-09-01  0:00                     ` Patrick Doyle
1997-08-29  0:00             ` Don Harrison
1997-08-29  0:00               ` Jon S Anthony
     [not found]                 ` <EFqE8L.4Eq@ecf.toronto.edu>
     [not found]                   ` <JSA.97Aug30145058@alexandria.organon.com>
1997-09-01  0:00                     ` Patrick Doyle
1997-09-02  0:00                 ` Don Harrison
1997-09-02  0:00                   ` Joerg Rodemann
1997-09-02  0:00                     ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-02  0:00                   ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-03  0:00                     ` Don Harrison
     [not found]                     ` <JSA.97Sep3201329@alexandria.organon.com>
     [not found]                       ` <EFzLn7.481@ecf.toronto.edu>
1997-09-04  0:00                         ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-04  0:00                       ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-05  0:00                         ` Jon S Anthony
     [not found]                         ` <5un58u$9ih$1@gonzo.sun3.iaf.nl>
1997-09-06  0:00                           ` Building blocks (Was: Design By Contract) Joachim Durchholz
1997-09-08  0:00                           ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-08  0:00                             ` Brian Rogoff
1997-09-09  0:00                               ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-09  0:00                                 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-10  0:00                                   ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-12  0:00                                     ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-09  0:00                                 ` Brian Rogoff
1997-09-10  0:00                                 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-12  0:00                                   ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-14  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-14  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-15  0:00                                       ` John G. Volan
1997-09-14  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-12  0:00                                   ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-12  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-16  0:00                                       ` Brian Rogoff
1997-09-10  0:00                                 ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-10  0:00                                   ` Darren New
1997-09-10  0:00                                   ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-09  0:00                               ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-09  0:00                               ` Veli-Pekka Nousiainen
1997-09-09  0:00                                 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-09  0:00                               ` Veli-Pekka Nousiainen
1997-09-08  0:00                         ` Design By Contract Nick Leaton
1997-09-08  0:00                           ` Matthew Heaney
1997-09-09  0:00                           ` Paul Johnson
     [not found]                       ` <EFz0pD.E6n@syd.csa.com.au>
1997-09-05  0:00                         ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-05  0:00                         ` subjectivity W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-05  0:00                           ` subjectivity Matthew Heaney
1997-09-10  0:00                             ` subjectivity Don Harrison
1997-09-12  0:00                               ` subjectivity Jon S Anthony
1997-09-16  0:00                                 ` subjectivity Don Harrison
1997-09-16  0:00                                   ` subjectivity Jon S Anthony
1997-09-10  0:00                           ` subjectivity Don Harrison
1997-09-10  0:00                             ` subjectivity W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-09-11  0:00                               ` subjectivity Don Harrison
1997-09-10  0:00                             ` subjectivity W. Wesley Groleau x4923
     [not found]                         ` <JSA.97Sep4172912@alexandria.organon.com>
     [not found]                           ` <EG0oz8.F6M@syd.csa.com.au>
     [not found]                             ` <EG0rp7.GtL@syd.csa.com.au>
1997-09-05  0:00                               ` Design By Contract Matthew Heaney
1997-09-05  0:00                             ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-05  0:00                               ` Nick Leaton
1997-09-08  0:00                                 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-09  0:00                                   ` Nick Leaton
1997-09-10  0:00                                     ` Paul Johnson
1997-09-06  0:00                               ` Patrick Doyle
1997-09-09  0:00                           ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-09  0:00                             ` Matthew Heaney
1997-08-28  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-29  0:00             ` Don Harrison
     [not found]       ` <3406BEF7.2FC3@flash.net>
     [not found]         ` <3406E0F7.6FF7ED99@calfp.co.uk>
1997-09-02  0:00           ` Critique of Ariane 5 paper (finally!) Ken Garlington
     [not found] <5u1627$1fak@info4.rus.uni-stuttgart.de>
     [not found] ` <EFM1Lx.GD2@syd.csa.com.au>
1997-08-28  0:00   ` Design by Contract Robert Dewar
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1997-08-07  0:00 Safety-critical development in Ada and Eiffel Ken Garlington
1997-08-12  0:00 ` Don Harrison
1997-08-12  0:00   ` Jon S Anthony
1997-08-13  0:00     ` Ted Velkoff
1997-08-13  0:00       ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-14  0:00         ` Nick Leaton
1997-08-18  0:00           ` Joachim Durchholz
1997-08-19  0:00             ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-21  0:00               ` Joachim Durchholz
1997-08-23  0:00                 ` Ken Garlington
     [not found]                   ` <JSA.97Aug25181856@alexandria.organon.com>
     [not found]                     ` <34023A1F.41C67EA6@eiffel.com>
1997-08-25  0:00                       ` Design by Contract Bertrand Meyer
     [not found]                         ` <JSA.97Aug26151833@alexandria.organon.com>
1997-08-27  0:00                           ` Patrick Doyle
1997-08-25  0:00                       ` Bertrand Meyer
1997-08-25  0:00                         ` Steve Stringfellow
1997-08-26  0:00                         ` Don Harrison
1997-08-25  0:00                       ` Bertrand Meyer
     [not found]                         ` <3402d123.0@news.uni-ulm.de>
1997-08-26  0:00                           ` Nick Leaton
     [not found]                             ` <3402e51d.0@news.uni-ulm.de>
     [not found]                               ` <3402E8C9.3384D976@calfp.co.uk>
     [not found]                                 ` <dewar.872631036@merv>
1997-08-27  0:00                                   ` Matt Kennel (Remove 'NOSPAM' to reply)
1997-08-27  0:00                                   ` Ted Velkoff
     [not found]                                   ` <34050F3C.5A3A@invest.amp.com.au>
1997-08-28  0:00                                     ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-29  0:00                                       ` Paul Johnson
1997-08-31  0:00                                         ` Matt Kennel (Remove 'NOSPAM' to reply)
1997-09-01  0:00                                           ` John F. Bell III
1997-09-02  0:00                                             ` Ken Garlington
1997-09-05  0:00                                               ` Robert Dewar
     [not found]                                         ` <dewar.872887402@merv>
1997-09-02  0:00                                           ` Ken Garlington
1997-09-03  0:00                                             ` Thomas Beale
     [not found]                                               ` <EFxx8q.2sw@ecf.toronto.edu>
1997-09-04  0:00                                                 ` Thomas Beale
1997-09-05  0:00                                             ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-05  0:00                                               ` Ken Garlington
     [not found]                             ` <340306E1.5FB64D70@XYZZYcalfp.com>
1997-08-28  0:00                               ` Mark Bennison
     [not found]                         ` <bengtk-2708972209500001@sl35.modempool.kth.se>
1997-08-28  0:00                           ` Nick Leaton
1997-08-25  0:00                       ` Bertrand Meyer
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