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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Help me to chose between ADA 95 and C++
Date: 1999/12/27
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Chris Powell <chris.powell@rrds.co.uk> writes:

> One final Ada quibble: Why are Ada generics so static? Generics would be
> far more powerful, without being less safe(?), if the *instantiations*
> were compiled statically, rather than the generic itself. 

What do you mean by that?

- Bob