Re: Microsoft .Net, Ada should be at the head of this list

["Gerhard Häring" <gerhard@bigfoot.de>]

Wes Groleau wrote in comp.lang.ada:
>> Are you trying to say that it is better suited for distributed
>> _development_? I doubt the choice of programming language makes a
>> great difference there.
> 
> Actually, having interface specifications
> separately compilable, and having a compiler that
> forces implementers conform to the compiled specs
> goes a long way toward alleviating the problems of
> integrating the work of separate development groups.

Good point. But isn't that possible even with C++ header files? Using
CORBA IDL might be another option, but most likely overkill in most
cases.

It certainly is also possible when using Java interfaces.

Gerhard
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