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Subject: Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada
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Kevin Cline ([e-mail]) wrote:

: The problem I had with Ada-83 was that I became responsible for
: the creation of these packages.  In C or C++, I would have had
: a ready-made API.  Yet another Ada project start-up cost that a C
: developer would not have to pay.
: --
: Kevin Cline

  Kevin,

  I agree that it was frustrating to purchase a compiler and discover
  that the compiler publisher forgot to include platform-specific I/O
  packages.  This was in part due to the idea that all one had to do
  to provide an Ada compiler was pass the validation suite.  Hardware
  vendors were particularly culpable on this one.

  With a little luck, we will see the compiler publishers paying attention
  to need for their compiler to actually work on the devices attached to
  the operating system for which their compiler is intended.

  Before I get flamed too badly, not all compiler publishers were at
  fault on this. And many got better as they got more mature in their
  understanding of the needs of their customers.

  Richard Riehle
  [e-mail]
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