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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FROM_WORDY autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,8309f2bc055237c4 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-11-08 19:59:24 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!europa.netcrusader.net!205.252.116.205!howland.erols.net!nntp.flash.net!news.flash.net!not-for-mail From: "Ken Garlington" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <8u8v6n$b7o$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <2WTH$pdrCfOd@eisner.decus.org> <8ub6kt$6nd$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <8ubeq8$cgm$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <8ubld2$hdd$1@nnrp1.deja.com> Subject: Re: Bit manipulation X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 03:59:23 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.215.86.151 X-Complaints-To: abuse@flash.net X-Trace: news.flash.net 973742363 216.215.86.151 (Wed, 08 Nov 2000 21:59:23 CST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 21:59:23 CST Organization: FlashNet Communications, http://www.flash.net Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:1919 Date: 2000-11-09T03:59:23+00:00 List-Id: "Sandro Binetti" wrote in message news:8ubld2$hdd$1@nnrp1.deja.com... : So, once again, the question is the following: : : IF I HAVE TO MANAGE A COMPLEX UNCOMMERCIAL DEVICE, SAY A SATELLITE BUS, : WHY DO I HAVE TO WRITE ALL THE CODE USING ADA (IMPOSED FOR THESE REAL- : TIME ORIENTED APPLICATIONS) AND, AT A CERTAIN MOMENT, USE LOW LEVEL : MANIPULATION IN C LANGUAGE? I give up - why do you? Ken Garlington (who has developed and fielded Ada code for complex uncommercial devices, e.g. MIL-STD-1553B aerospace bus, since 1984 without once using low level manipulation in C language)