From: Preben Randhol <randhol+valid_for_reply_from_news@pvv.org>
Subject: Re: My love-hate relationship with C
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:49:58 +0000 (UTC)
Date: 2003-10-22T15:49:58+00:00 [thread overview]
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On 2003-10-22, Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com> wrote:
> Volkert wrote:
>> http://www.embedded.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=15306089
>
> Notice that one of his peeves is "The language should simply
> not permit leaks;", which Ada does not solve.
>
> Another is allowing multiple indirections, when you have
> pointers to pointers. Ada permits this as well, of course.
>
> Another is free-formatting of source code ("C has no formatting
> rules"). Ada allows the same freedom.
>
And your point is?
--
"Saving keystrokes is the job of the text editor, not the programming
language."
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Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-10-21 14:39 My love-hate relationship with C Volkert
2003-10-21 16:36 ` Peter Hermann
2003-10-22 1:09 ` Wes Groleau
2003-10-22 1:30 ` Mike Silva
2003-10-22 14:43 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-22 15:49 ` Preben Randhol [this message]
2003-10-22 16:03 ` Hyman Rosen
2003-10-23 7:58 ` Preben Randhol
2003-10-22 18:40 ` Volkert
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