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From: Simon Wright <simon.j.wright@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: Translating an embedded C algorithm
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:50:47 +0000
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Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@nospam.please> writes:

> I agree with other posters that simply translating this function
> into Ada does not give a good comparison between C and Ada. The
> first steps in an Ada design would be to consider encapsulation
> (packages) and data representation (types), for which the C version
> gives no model.

I agree too. But it's a one-page example; if we try to fit all those
good things in we'll swamp the message (would help to kown what that
was).