Re: N best things about Ada?

[anon@att.net]

In <97691fd2-7411-4ccc-bc7b-290aca633cd5@z30g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, usenet@scriptoriumdesigns.com writes:
>Serious question:  What do you consider the N best things / strong
>points / biggest benefits of using Ada?  I'm asking as part of my case-
>building for using Ada at work.  Of course I have my own list, but I
>don't have anywhere near the Ada experience of most of you folks.
>
>Thanks.
>
>

1. RM defines the language.

2. Muti-Core programs are easy. Just modify/create few run-time packages to 
switch the real-time concurrent system to a real-time mutiple-core system.

3. Readablity, Reliability, Maintainability, and Efficiency. 

4. Portable without conditionals statement. Update the OS or change 
processor only requires a simple recomping of the source code without 
changes.

5. from Section 1 of the RM 95:

                             Section 1: General


1   Ada is a programming language designed to support the construction of
long-lived, highly reliable software systems.  The language includes
facilities to define packages of related types, objects, and operations.  The
packages may be parameterized and the types may be extended to support the
construction of libraries of reusable, adaptable software components.  The
operations may be implemented as subprograms using conventional sequential
control structures, or as entries that include synchronization of concurrent
threads of control as part of their invocation.  The language treats
modularity in the physical sense as well, with a facility to support separate
compilation.

2   The language includes a complete facility for the support of real-time,
concurrent programming.  Errors can be signaled as exceptions and handled
explicitly.  The language also covers systems programming; this requires
precise control over the representation of data and access to
system-dependent properties.  Finally, a predefined environment of standard
packages is provided, including facilities for, among others, input-output,
string manipulation, numeric elementary functions, and random number
generation.