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-Thread: 103376,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Thread: 109fba,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Thread: 115aec,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Thread: f43e6,703c4f68db81387d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,gid109fba,gid115aec,gidf43e6,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!news.glorb.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!wn14feed!worldnet.att.net!12.120.4.37!attcg2!attcg1!ip.att.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++,comp.realtime,comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Teaching new tricks to an old dog (C++ -->Ada) Date: 23 Mar 2005 22:50:57 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <4229bad9$0$1019$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au> <1111619568.938415.90010@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1111639797 10699 192.135.80.34 (24 Mar 2005 04:49:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 04:49:57 +0000 (UTC) Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:9890 comp.lang.c++:46999 comp.realtime:1670 comp.software-eng:5276 Date: 2005-03-23T22:50:57-06:00 List-Id: In article <1111619568.938415.90010@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "Jerry Coffin" writes: > Larry Kilgallen wrote: >> But what programming step (as distinguished from construction trick) >> can only be performed from a preprocessor ? > > Attempting to separate programming from constructing (a program) seems > to me a strong indication that you don't really know much of what > you're talking about. Your reliance on ad-hominem attacks makes me believe the rest of what you say will not be worthwhile either.