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On 10/29/2010 07:07 PM, Chad R. Meiners wrote:
> On Oct 29, 8:01 pm, "Vinzent Hoefler"<nntp-2010...@t-
> domaingrabbing.de>  wrote:
>> On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:16:03 +0200, Jeffrey Carter<spam.jrcarter....@spam.not.acm.org>  wrote:
>>
>>> I'd like to see Ada without any features for programming by extension.
>>
>> Hmm, "pragma Restrictions (No_Dispatch)" is not good enough?
>
> Being able to disable a feature is not the same as denying everyone
> the feature  ;-p

Nor is dispatching all of programming by extension in Ada.

More important is the effect of having features that violate a stated design 
goal of the language and are the source of massive misunderstanding (evidenced 
by the numerous posts here by people trying to use the features but not 
understanding them). The language is more complex and compilers take more effort 
and have more errors as a result.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Blessed are they who convert their neighbors'
oxen, for they shall inhibit their girth."
Monty Python's Life of Brian
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