From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Subject: Re: Interfacing C type, unconstrained array with record
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 08:38:31 -0400
Date: 2010-10-17T08:38:31-04:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <wccmxqd5708.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: m21v7p3yu4.fsf@pushface.org
Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org> writes:
> I agree about the cryptic references being because of C, but .. people
> normally start on a new language because they have a project in mind and
> it seems like a possible fit; and if that project involves interfacing
> with C, that's where they're going to begin.
True, but interfacing between languages is inherently complicated,
and inherently dangerous. Ada has pretty good support in this
area compared to most other languages (most of which entirely
ignore the issue). That makes Ada more complicated, but also
more useful.
- Bob
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-10-17 12:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-10-16 17:35 Interfacing C type, unconstrained array with record Ron Wills
2010-10-16 18:36 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-10-16 19:19 ` Ron Wills
2010-10-16 22:15 ` Jeffrey Carter
2010-10-17 10:20 ` Simon Wright
2010-10-17 12:38 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
2010-10-17 8:35 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-10-17 12:30 ` Robert A Duff
2010-10-16 21:41 ` Robert A Duff
2010-10-16 23:34 ` tmoran
2010-10-17 6:59 ` J-P. Rosen
2010-10-17 12:34 ` Robert A Duff
2010-10-17 7:45 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
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