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Date: 2004-09-07T01:23:11+01:00

> ... How exactly would you structure an Ada
> application to handle 100K socket connections?

With the right compiler and operating system. If any of these does not 
exist yet, then write it, or, as others indicated, write a supporting 
library. Whatever you write, do it in Ada :-)

>>No. We may be keen on 100% Ada, 0% bugs, but will use a good binding 
>>happily. GtkAda, Pgsql...
> Mercy. Without non-Ada code you could not even boot your computer, so
> you are forced to use non-Ada code, it's not your choice.

Wasn't that what I said?

> Besides, this NIH syndrome is about reusing concepts, not about
> reusing code.

Sure.

Anyway, aren't there operating systems written in Ada, booting many a 
system? And with well performant, scalable, multitasking?