Re: Does Ada still competitive?

["Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)" <yannick_duchene@yahoo.fr>]

Le Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:19:29 +0200, <anon@att.net> a écrit:
> One reason is the change to "Return by Type" from "Return by reference"
> which started around 2007.  The problem with "Return by Type" is that
> the "Generic package" must be compiled within the routine or package
> that uses it.  Which means the "Generic package" is a one application
> only so why use generic in the first place.
Don't bring confusion with generics and libraries. Generics are a design  
method you may compare with automatic program generation in some way,  
while libraries are something you link to. Your logic could lead to  
assertions like “this design pattern must be compiled for each use place,  
so why use design patterns at all?”. Do you see where your error is? If  
“Must not be recompiled” is not a requirement, no need to worry about. And  
compilation is the least nightmare for an enterprises like NASA is I  
believe.

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