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- From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada
- Date: 2 Mar 1996 09:13:42 -0500
- Organization: Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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- Kazimir says
-
- Standardization notwithstanding, any language will allow you to write
- errnoeous programs, whose outcome could have dire consequences. I can
- write in Ada a function that computes something other than what I
- intend it to compute, as I can in C.
-
- Whether I'm more or less likely to do it in C is more of a matter for
- religious debate. Competent software engineers can work with either one
- and produce correct, well-defined results according to the standards.
- In addition to that,
-
- To which I reply
-
- Ssafety features notwithstanding, any car will allow you to cause a
- car crash, whose outcome could have dire consequences. I can just as
- well drive a modern Volvo into a brick wall as I can a 1960's Detroit
- car built with no safety concerns.
-
- Whether I'm more or less likely to do it in the old Detroit car is more
- of a matter for religious debate. Competent drivers can avoid accidents
- in any car.
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-