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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,2c52e9e46bd47415,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-06-03 07:36:42 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!skynet.be!skynet.be!freenix!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: Erlo Haugen Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: FW: Ada 200X Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:13:51 +0200 Organization: ENST, France Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1054651000 6176 137.194.161.2 (3 Jun 2003 14:36:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 14:36:40 +0000 (UTC) To: "'comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org'" Return-Path: X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail to news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:38484 Date: 2003-06-03T14:13:51+02:00 -----Original Message----- From: Gautier Write-only [mailto:gautier@somewhere.nil] Sent: 3. juni 2003 04:46 To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Subject: Re: Ada 200X And838N@netscape.net wrote: > I've heard professors say they don't like Ada because it's slow and > does all those "bounds" checking "things". >They are misinformed: Ada is slow when the bounds checking is ON. After some debugging phase, if you want, you can turn all checkings OFF ! And as you point out, better to have> the possibility of bounds checking than not... ________________________________________________________ Gautier -- http://www.mysunrise.ch/users/gdm/gsoft.htm NB: For a direct answer, e-mail address on the Web site! < Wouldn't subtype day_number is natural range 1..31; type month_days is array (day_number) of some_other_type; eliminate the boundschecking?? Erlo Haugen