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On 2016-02-03 23:11, Randy Brukardt wrote:

> On top of which is my paranoid nature: I don't view anything I didn't write 
> as truly trustworthy (see the OpenSSL problems for an example of why). But 
> that comes at least in part from experience: when you build a fine edifice 
> on top of sand, you usually end up with trouble. If that foundation is Ada 
> source code, I have tools and knowledge to be able to fix it in an 
> emergency. If that foundation is something else, you run the risk of 
> watching it all wash away in that situation.
> 

I note that you do not mention working with relation databases.
If you work with them, it's hard to avoid c-bindings .


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Björn