From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: I am leaving Ada :-( because of GNAT bugs
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:06:23 +0100
Date: 2017-12-13T10:06:23+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <p0qqie$n9j$1@gioia.aioe.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: p0qmt2$s3g$1@dont-email.me
On 13/12/2017 09:03, G. B. wrote:
> Mehdi Saada <00120260a@gmail.com> wrote:
>> generics ? Compiling generics is troublesome ?
>
> When Dmitry says something about generics,
> he has been implying their use for emulating
> static polymorphism and as a replacement for
> generic types.
Generics don't emulate, they is static polymorphism.
> A narrow perspective on generics
> and pushing them to limits that require substantial
> amounts of training in order to still follow.
Yes. My perspective is much narrower, than the perspective of people
coming with C++ background. They are trying to do things they used to do
with templates and use generics in a way they never intended to be used
and never really worked.
--
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de
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2017-12-07 7:45 I am leaving Ada :-( because of GNAT bugs Victor Porton
2017-12-07 9:54 ` Simon Wright
2017-12-09 8:53 ` bj.mooremr
2017-12-09 9:35 ` Simon Wright
2017-12-11 22:47 ` Randy Brukardt
2017-12-12 19:43 ` jm.tarrasa
2017-12-12 20:50 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-12-12 21:15 ` Paul Rubin
2017-12-13 7:01 ` Luke A. Guest
2017-12-13 17:46 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-12-13 19:37 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2017-12-13 21:52 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-12-14 12:54 ` Lucretia
2017-12-14 12:52 ` Lucretia
2017-12-14 13:44 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2017-12-14 14:53 ` MM
2017-12-14 16:43 ` Luke A. Guest
2017-12-14 19:37 ` MM
2017-12-14 17:01 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2017-12-15 21:52 ` Paul Rubin
2017-12-12 22:57 ` Mehdi Saada
2017-12-13 6:43 ` Per Sandberg
2017-12-13 7:01 ` Luke A. Guest
2017-12-13 8:03 ` G. B.
2017-12-13 9:06 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2017-12-13 17:41 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
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