From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Why is Ada considered "too specialized" for scientific use
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:20:47 +0200
Date: 2010-04-14T17:20:43+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <y8dqvqvcserc.10s5go88g4fi8.dlg@40tude.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: hq4ch5026s4@news5.newsguy.com
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:12:07 -0400, J. Clarke wrote:
> I think you're conflating algorithms and programs. An algorithm is a
> procedure for doing something. A program implements that algorithm on a
> particular set of hardware. Most development of algorithms is done with
> pencil and paper, not a programming language.
Algorithm is a program running on the hardware of human brain, "programmed"
in some more or less formal system. Some algorithms can be translated into
other systems (computer programming languages) for other hardware
(computers), which is a part of what we call programming.
--
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de
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2010-04-04 4:46 Why is Ada considered "too specialized" for scientific use Nasser M. Abbasi
2010-04-04 5:30 ` J-P. Rosen
2010-04-06 15:04 ` Adam Beneschan
2010-04-04 7:10 ` Pascal Obry
2010-04-04 18:24 ` Charles H. Sampson
2010-04-06 9:52 ` Peter Hermann
2010-04-07 20:08 ` Denis McMahon
2010-04-04 20:53 ` Andrea Taverna
2010-04-13 20:31 ` Colin Paul Gloster
2010-04-14 16:00 ` Charles H. Sampson
2010-04-14 19:18 ` Colin Paul Gloster
2010-04-04 23:41 ` Jerry
2010-04-05 0:29 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2010-04-05 9:09 ` mockturtle
2010-04-05 11:20 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2010-04-05 11:19 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-05 16:44 ` Keith Thompson
2010-04-06 14:03 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-06 16:39 ` Warren
2010-04-06 17:53 ` Sebastian Hanigk
2010-04-06 20:45 ` Warren
2010-04-07 9:17 ` MRE
2010-04-08 10:10 ` Ken Thomas
2010-04-08 16:40 ` Warren
2010-04-08 18:34 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-08 20:13 ` Charmed Snark
2010-04-06 19:53 ` J. Clarke
2010-04-06 21:37 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-07 4:25 ` J. Clarke
2010-04-07 6:43 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-07 12:53 ` J. Clarke
2010-04-07 16:19 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-07 17:05 ` Keith Thompson
2010-04-07 19:41 ` J. Clarke
2010-04-07 2:03 ` BrianG
2010-04-07 9:08 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-08 0:20 ` BrianG
2010-04-08 2:29 ` Robert A Duff
2010-04-08 7:04 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-14 21:34 ` Florian Weimer
2010-04-05 20:51 ` none
2010-04-06 1:18 ` robin
2010-04-06 12:00 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-04-06 15:30 ` robin
2010-04-06 23:44 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-04-14 9:32 ` robin
2010-04-14 12:12 ` J. Clarke
2010-04-14 15:20 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2010-04-15 4:15 ` J. Clarke
2010-04-15 10:04 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-04-15 15:10 ` robin
2010-04-15 22:06 ` Nomen Nescio
2010-04-16 0:02 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-04-17 8:43 ` robin
2010-04-18 17:15 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-04-22 1:39 ` robin
2010-04-22 9:59 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-04-22 12:49 ` Gary L. Scott
2010-04-22 13:20 ` robin
2010-05-14 10:50 ` robin
2010-05-16 1:23 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-05-17 9:23 ` robin
2010-05-17 10:05 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-05-17 10:09 ` robin
2010-05-17 15:57 ` robin
2010-05-19 14:55 ` Richard Harter
2010-04-07 19:27 ` Simon Wright
2010-04-08 2:01 ` robin
2010-04-08 15:27 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-04-14 9:27 ` robin
2010-04-15 10:02 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-04-23 7:29 ` robin
2010-04-23 16:14 ` J. Clarke
2010-04-23 21:51 ` Peter Flass
2010-04-23 23:25 ` Sjouke Burry
2010-04-24 0:18 ` Gary L. Scott
2010-04-24 1:05 ` Richard Maine
2010-04-24 0:23 ` Dick Hendrickson
2010-04-24 0:30 ` glen herrmannsfeldt
2010-04-26 15:28 ` Warren
2010-04-25 2:43 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-04-16 11:04 ` sjw
2010-04-18 17:26 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-05 10:58 ` robin
2010-06-06 4:25 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-06 14:53 ` Arthur Evans Jr
2010-06-06 15:15 ` J. Clarke
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2010-06-07 13:23 ` J. Clarke
2010-06-07 18:50 ` George Orwell
2010-06-08 1:21 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-08 12:26 ` Peter Hermann
2010-06-06 17:10 ` glen herrmannsfeldt
2010-06-06 19:17 ` J. Clarke
2010-06-08 6:27 ` James J. Weinkam
2010-06-08 7:13 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-06-08 10:43 ` Peter Flass
2010-06-08 10:23 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-08 12:03 ` glen herrmannsfeldt
2010-06-07 9:39 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-06 17:16 ` Martin Krischik
2010-06-06 18:33 ` Non scrivetemi
2010-06-06 15:12 ` robin
2010-06-07 9:45 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-08 11:10 ` robin
2010-06-09 10:48 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-09 23:59 ` robin
2010-06-10 10:06 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-10 10:52 ` robin
2010-06-10 13:49 ` Richard Harter
2010-06-06 15:19 ` J. Clarke
2010-06-06 16:51 ` Simon Wright
2010-06-06 17:51 ` J. Clarke
2010-06-07 9:38 ` robin
2010-06-08 10:07 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-10 10:54 ` robin
2010-06-07 9:41 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-06 17:15 ` Martin Krischik
2010-06-06 19:12 ` J. Clarke
2010-06-06 20:39 ` John B. Matthews
2010-06-07 0:17 ` J. Clarke
2010-06-07 6:02 ` Martin Krischik
2010-06-06 23:01 ` Gib Bogle
2010-06-07 0:18 ` J. Clarke
2010-06-07 5:34 ` Martin Krischik
2010-06-07 9:48 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-07 10:36 ` Peter Flass
2010-06-07 16:18 ` Fritz Wuehler
2010-06-07 22:03 ` Peter Flass
2010-06-07 22:00 ` glen herrmannsfeldt
2010-06-08 1:16 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-07 5:31 ` Martin Krischik
2010-06-07 6:15 ` robin
2010-06-07 10:40 ` Peter Flass
2010-06-07 12:35 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2010-06-07 13:29 ` J. Clarke
2010-06-07 21:04 ` Gib Bogle
2010-06-07 21:56 ` Peter Flass
2010-06-07 22:06 ` glen herrmannsfeldt
2010-06-08 10:11 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-08 10:01 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-08 11:16 ` robin
2010-06-08 1:22 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-07 14:35 ` robin
2010-06-07 14:56 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2010-06-07 15:07 ` Martin Krischik
2010-06-07 15:08 ` Dick Hendrickson
2010-06-07 15:23 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2010-06-07 15:34 ` (see below)
2010-06-08 9:57 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-07 21:57 ` Peter Flass
2010-06-08 10:02 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-08 9:53 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-09 13:54 ` robin
2010-06-08 11:23 ` robin
2010-06-09 10:50 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-09 13:47 ` robin
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2010-06-09 23:54 ` robin
2010-06-10 10:48 ` Non scrivetemi
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2010-06-07 12:50 ` Robert AH Prins
2010-06-07 14:22 ` Arthur Evans Jr
2010-06-07 21:07 ` Gib Bogle
2010-06-08 9:54 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-07 14:30 ` robin
2010-06-08 10:14 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-09 13:58 ` robin
2010-06-09 14:23 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-07 15:24 ` Richard Harter
2010-06-07 21:05 ` Wilson
2010-06-08 1:18 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-06-07 9:32 ` Shmuel Metz
2010-04-25 16:32 ` robin
2010-05-14 10:54 ` robin
2010-04-13 20:18 ` Colin Paul Gloster
2010-05-14 11:53 ` robin
2010-05-17 10:26 ` Colin Paul Gloster
2010-05-17 13:36 ` Dan Nagle
2010-04-05 17:33 ` Charmed Snark
2010-04-05 19:24 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2010-04-05 20:28 ` Warren
2010-04-08 18:30 ` Alex Mentis
2010-04-06 0:38 ` Robert A Duff
2010-04-06 8:07 ` Maciej Sobczak
2010-04-06 21:55 ` Georg Bauhaus
2010-04-07 2:52 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
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