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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, HELO_NO_DOMAIN,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_NONE,SPOOFED_FREEMAIL_NO_RDNS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,cc4f25d878383cc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-02 11:52:04 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!freenix!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Gautier Write-only-address" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Another Idea for Ada 20XX Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 19:51:58 +0000 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1007322723 7666 137.194.161.2 (2 Dec 2001 19:52:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 19:52:03 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Return-Path: X-Originating-IP: [217.162.133.176] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 02 Dec 2001 19:51:58.0328 (UTC) FILETIME=[CD3ECF80:01C17B6A] Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:17310 Date: 2001-12-02T19:51:58+00:00 >From: James Rogers >In scientific terms a measurement is done in terms of some unit. >For instance, distance is in meters, microns, feet or furlongs. ... >calculations. Because of the added computational overhead, there must >be a way to choose or reject unit analysis for defined types. The overhead is not only computational, I fear: if programmers are forced to specify the unit of each of their variables with a possible physical meaning, they just won't program in Ada... Where is the problem, indeed ? Mixing feets and meters in a program ? This is more a political or cultural problem, I wouldn't wish to complicate Ada with it... ____________________________________________________________ Gautier -- http://www.mysunrise.ch/users/gdm/index.htm#Ada NB: Do not answer to sender address, visit the Web site! _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp