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: 103376,4f316de357ae35e9 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-01 18:05:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!prodigy.*.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr13.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!3bae8248!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: FAQ and string functions References: <20020731104643.C1083@videoproject.kiev.ua> X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.118.0.62 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr13.news.prodigy.com 1028250254 ST000 67.118.0.62 (Thu, 01 Aug 2002 21:04:14 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 21:04:14 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: TSU[@SVGXZUWSVPXN[O@_WH@YR_B@EXLLBWLOOAFQATJUZ]CDVW[AKK[J\]^HVKHG^EWZHBLO^[\NH_AZFWGN^\DHNVMX_DHHX[FSQKBOTS@@BP^]C@RHS_AGDDC[AJM_T[GZNRNZAY]GNCPBDYKOLK^_CZFWPGHZIXW@C[AFKBBQS@E@DAZ]VDFUNTQQ]FN Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 01:04:14 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:27591 Date: 2002-08-02T01:04:14+00:00 List-Id: > While for splitting string like "x=2*3" people will must be to write > program enstead split("=","x=2*3"), people will write in Perl, not Ada. As they should. If you want to go a half block down the street, you ought to walk, not drive. Cars are not designed to be fast or efficient at half-block transportation. Similarly, if you just have a simple scanner and don't worry about erroneous input or speed of execution or whether the program it's part of can be supported and modified over the next 10 years, by all means use Perl for the job. Don't object that nobody will ever drive a car because they need to have keys, and get in and close the door, and know how to drive, and perhaps scrape the ice off the window, and find a parking place at the end of the trip. Those are good reasons to prefer walking a half block, but the considerations for a 20 mile trip or a 200 mile trip will probably lead you to drive. If you want something robust, efficient, and maintainable for a long life, Ada is more likely appropriate.