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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Your wish list for Ada 202X
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:17:42 +0100
Date: 2014-03-28T09:17:42+01:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <o4o5ao9k7hz9.l7ebk8qxfv32.dlg@40tude.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: lh26es$3gg$1@loke.gir.dk

On Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:50:20 -0500, Randy Brukardt wrote:

> The primary "problem" is that in this model, most strings become tagged and 
> communicate using Wide_Wide_Character and Wide_Wide_String.

In another model only Wide_Wide_String'Class would be tagged.

Real issue: Classes of non-tagged types.

> So the 
> main issue is the cost of converting to-from Wide_Wide_String.

You would not need conversions if the specific operations were provided
rather than inherited (as they are provided presently).

Real issue: Multi-methods (String vs String) and full multiple dispatch
(String vs Character)

To reiterate the point. The implementation of strings in Ada is all OK, it
is the interface to this implementation which sucks.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de


  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-03-28  8:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 240+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-03-25 21:41 Your wish list for Ada 202X Stoik
2014-03-25 22:14 ` Simon Wright
2014-03-26  6:25 ` Shark8
2014-03-26 20:41   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-03-27  9:20     ` Shark8
2014-03-27 21:50       ` Randy Brukardt
2014-03-28  1:54         ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-03-28  8:17         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2014-03-28 21:27           ` Randy Brukardt
2014-03-29  9:44             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-03-31 23:55               ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-01  8:20                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-01 10:51                   ` G.B.
2014-04-01 12:40                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-02 22:39                   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-03  2:59                     ` Shark8
2014-04-05 11:10                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-08  1:15                       ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-08  9:15                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-08 10:15                           ` G.B.
2014-04-08 10:56                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-08 23:37                           ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-09 10:40                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-10  3:28                               ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-10  8:42                                 ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-04-10 21:52                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-10 15:31                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-10 22:08                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-11  6:20                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-11 21:34                                       ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-10 22:39                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-11  6:40                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-11 21:44                                       ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-12  8:45                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-14 23:39                                           ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-15  7:55                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-15 21:27                                               ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-16  7:52                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-16 21:53                                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-17  7:39                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-17 17:29                                                       ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-17 19:54                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-11 19:04                                   ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-11 20:43                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-11 22:04                                       ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-12  8:20                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-12  8:39                                           ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-04-12  9:38                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-12  9:55                                               ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-04-12 10:45                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-14 23:45                                                   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-12 10:17                                               ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2014-04-12 10:48                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-13 19:43                                           ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-13 21:07                                             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-18 19:10                                               ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-18 21:18                                                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-19  7:35                                                   ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-19  8:19                                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-19  8:39                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-19  9:08                                                         ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-19 10:06                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-19 13:53                                                             ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-19 14:21                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-19 18:28                                                                 ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-19  9:05                                                       ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-19 10:18                                                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-15  0:08                                             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-15  7:21                                               ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-04-15 21:20                                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-16  6:32                                                 ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-16  7:24                                                   ` Natasha Kerensikova
2014-04-16  7:31                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-16  9:30                                                   ` Redispatching (was: Your wish list for Ada 202X) J-P. Rosen
2014-04-16 19:53                                                     ` Redispatching Niklas Holsti
2014-04-17  7:26                                                       ` Redispatching Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-17  8:22                                                         ` Redispatching Georg Bauhaus
2014-04-18 20:08                                                         ` Redispatching Niklas Holsti
2014-04-18 20:51                                                           ` Redispatching Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-19  9:17                                                             ` Redispatching Georg Bauhaus
2014-04-19 10:58                                                               ` Redispatching Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-19 11:21                                                                 ` Redispatching Georg Bauhaus
2014-04-17  8:53                                                       ` Redispatching J-P. Rosen
2014-04-16 21:44                                               ` Your wish list for Ada 202X Niklas Holsti
2014-04-16 22:27                                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-18 19:59                                                   ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-18 21:28                                                     ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-19  8:14                                                       ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-21 23:09                                                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-22  6:08                                                           ` Niklas Holsti
2014-04-22  8:02                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-22  8:30                                                             ` Shark8
2014-04-22  9:14                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-22 23:23                                                                 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-23  7:45                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-23 19:43                                                                     ` Shark8
2014-04-23 20:00                                                                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-23 21:28                                                                         ` Shark8
2014-04-24  7:30                                                                           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-24 15:20                                                                             ` Shark8
2014-04-24 16:19                                                                               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-24 16:50                                                                                 ` Shark8
2014-04-24 16:57                                                                                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-19 10:02                                                       ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-03-27 22:06       ` Randy Brukardt
2014-03-28  5:23         ` Shark8
2014-03-26  8:17 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-03-26  9:02   ` J Kimball
2014-03-26  9:27     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-03-26 10:30       ` Marius Amado-Alves
2014-03-26 15:11         ` G.B.
2014-03-26 21:55       ` Simon Clubley
2014-03-26 15:03     ` G.B.
2014-03-26 22:00     ` Simon Clubley
2014-03-26 16:01   ` Anh Vo
2014-03-26 17:04     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-03-27 15:03       ` Dan'l Miller
2014-03-27 16:02         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-03-26 16:17   ` Stoik
2014-03-26 17:15     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-03-26 18:04     ` G.B.
2014-03-26 18:47       ` Simon Wright
2014-03-26 19:51         ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-03-27 14:43       ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2014-03-27 22:50         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-03-28  5:22           ` J-P. Rosen
2014-03-28  7:54           ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2014-03-28 21:22             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-03-26 21:06     ` Randy Brukardt
2014-03-26 23:15       ` J Kimball
2014-03-27  8:26       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-03-27 10:54         ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-03-27 15:42           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-03-27 21:35         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-29 14:26       ` Tero Koskinen
2014-04-29 15:39         ` Dan'l Miller
2014-04-29 17:10         ` Simon Clubley
2014-04-29 17:13           ` Tero Koskinen
2014-04-29 19:42             ` Simon Clubley
2014-03-30 12:28 ` francois_fabien
2014-03-30 13:40   ` Luke A. Guest
2014-03-30 14:24     ` Simon Clubley
2014-03-30 18:48       ` Luke A. Guest
2014-03-30 19:22         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-03-30 14:28     ` Simon Clubley
2014-03-30 15:14       ` Peter Chapin
2014-03-30 18:48         ` Luke A. Guest
2014-03-30 18:48       ` Luke A. Guest
2014-03-30 23:41         ` Simon Clubley
2014-03-31 15:39     ` Adam Beneschan
2014-03-30 13:46   ` Simon Clubley
2014-03-30 19:02   ` Pascal Obry
2014-03-30 19:33     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-03-30 19:59       ` Pascal Obry
2014-03-31 15:13         ` Stoik
2014-03-31 16:22           ` Pascal Obry
2014-03-31 16:47           ` Pascal Obry
2014-03-31 18:59           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-05  8:28       ` Pascal Obry
2014-04-05 11:06         ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-04-05 11:20           ` Pascal Obry
2014-04-02 16:21 ` Britt
2014-04-02 22:53   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-03  0:01     ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-04-03  5:51       ` Pascal Obry
2014-04-03  6:27         ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-04-03 17:18           ` Pascal Obry
2014-04-03 19:11             ` Dan'l Miller
2014-04-03 19:18             ` Dan'l Miller
2014-04-03 21:17             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-04  0:29               ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-04-04  8:20                 ` Stefan.Lucks
2014-04-04 19:52                   ` J Kimball
2014-04-04 20:43                     ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-04 20:54                       ` Shark8
2014-04-04 21:47                       ` Luke A. Guest
2014-04-08  0:47                         ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-08  4:43                           ` J Kimball
2014-04-08  5:25                             ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-04-08 23:44                             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-04 20:53                 ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-04 23:25                   ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-04-03  6:30         ` Georg Bauhaus
2014-04-03  0:06     ` Britt
2014-04-03 15:15   ` Robert A Duff
2014-04-03 20:19     ` Qun-Ying
2014-04-03 22:56       ` Robert A Duff
2014-04-04 18:31 ` Dan'l Miller
2014-04-04 21:08   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-05  3:39   ` Peter Chapin
2014-04-04 20:27 ` Shark8
2014-04-14  4:59 ` J Kimball
2014-04-14  6:54   ` Shark8
2014-04-15  0:22     ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-15  0:18   ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-15  5:28     ` J Kimball
2014-04-14 22:36 ` Shark8
2014-04-15  8:41   ` J-P. Rosen
2014-04-18  0:55 ` Robert Love
2014-04-18 11:39   ` Simon Wright
2014-04-23 12:55 ` björn lundin
2014-04-23 13:57   ` J-P. Rosen
2014-04-23 14:32     ` björn lundin
2014-04-23 15:43       ` J-P. Rosen
2014-04-23 16:31         ` björn lundin
2014-04-23 16:42           ` J-P. Rosen
2014-04-23 17:51             ` björn lundin
2014-04-23 21:29               ` Pascal Obry
2014-04-23 22:00                 ` J-P. Rosen
2014-04-23 23:48                   ` Shark8
2014-04-24  5:28                     ` J-P. Rosen
2014-04-23 20:11             ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-23 20:03           ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-24  9:08             ` björn lundin
2014-04-23 18:02         ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-04-23 20:14           ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-24  9:16             ` björn lundin
2014-04-24 11:33               ` G.B.
2014-04-24 12:11                 ` björn lundin
2014-04-24 12:32                   ` G.B.
2014-04-23 14:38     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-23 15:46       ` J-P. Rosen
2014-04-23 16:27         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-23 16:40           ` J-P. Rosen
2014-04-23 17:39             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-23 21:40               ` J-P. Rosen
2014-04-24  7:42                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-24  9:18                   ` J-P. Rosen
2014-04-23 14:06   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-23 14:44     ` björn lundin
2014-04-23 20:28       ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-24 10:31         ` björn lundin
2014-04-25  1:22           ` Randy Brukardt
2014-04-25  2:19             ` Shark8
2014-04-25  7:31               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2014-04-23 14:58     ` björn lundin
2014-04-23 18:05   ` Jeffrey Carter
2014-04-23 19:48   ` Shark8
2014-04-24  9:03     ` G.B.
2014-04-25  1:27       ` Randy Brukardt
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