From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,42e401e32683b965 X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!npeer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!feeder.erje.net!news-out1.kabelfoon.nl!newsfeed.kabelfoon.nl!xindi.nntp.kabelfoon.nl!npeer.de.kpn-eurorings.net!npeer-ng0.de.kpn-eurorings.net!newsfeed.arcor.de!newsspool2.arcor-online.net!news.arcor.de.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" Subject: Re: A new notion: stronglly-typed-by-user language Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada User-Agent: 40tude_Dialog/2.0.15.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de Organization: cbb software GmbH References: Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:48:36 +0200 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Apr 2010 09:48:36 CEST NNTP-Posting-Host: b0d2bd6a.newsspool1.arcor-online.net X-Trace: DXC=UocHlZ:dlm:Tia]Ho99G50ic==]BZ:af>4Fo<]lROoR1<`=YMgDjhg2d2OU1aaAFV4[6LHn;2LCV>[6QbFNZF_3 X-Complaints-To: usenet-abuse@arcor.de Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10013 Date: 2010-04-16T09:48:36+02:00 List-Id: On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:28:06 +0200, J-P. Rosen wrote: > Do not confuse "weakly type" and "strongly type with a mean to disable > it in a controlled way when absolutely necessary". Having no safety > belts in a car is not the same thing as having belts and not putting > them (as far as the car design is concerned). I like this analogy. C++ has safety belts coiled under the spare tyre in the luggage boot. -- Regards, Dmitry A. Kazakov http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de