From: dweller@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM (David Weller)
Subject: Re: Ada compared to C++
Date: 5 Oct 1994 14:55:14 -0500
Date: 1994-10-05T14:55:14-05:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <36v0b2$gjq@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1994Oct5.091826@di.epfl.ch
In article <1994Oct5.091826@di.epfl.ch>,
Magnus Kempe <Magnus.Kempe@di.epfl.ch> wrote:
>To understand and answer a comparison of two languages, one is expected
>to at least know both. I recommend that C++-fans learn about Ada, in
>order to support their judgment, and also that Ada-fans learn about C++.
>The best way to learn about a programming language is to read some books
>about it, as well as to write some code. For Ada, the Ada WWW Server
>contains a list of references put together by Mike Feldman (URL
>http://lglwww.epfl.ch/Ada/ see the section on Books and Articles).
Just to maintain balance, I recommend Bjarne Stroustrup's "The Design
and Evolution of C++" and either the C++ Annotated Reference Manual
or Bjarne's "The C++ Programming Language, second edition". These
are all good books for C++ people. Most folks will find the GNU C++
compiler (g++) will be more than sufficient to learn about it.
In any case, our goal is to behave with reason and to freely talk
about the differences. It's certainly incumbent upon everybody
engaging in this thread to have a reasonable amount of experience
with both languages.
--
Proud (and vocal) member of Team Ada! (and Team OS/2) ||This is not your
Ada -- Very Cool. Doesn't Suck. || father's Ada
For all sorts of interesting Ada tidbits, run the command: ||________________
"finger dweller@starbase.neosoft.com | more" (or e-mail with "finger" as subj.)
ObNitPick: Spelling Ada as ADA is like spelling C++ as CPLUSPLUS. :-)
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Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1994-09-29 20:08 Is Ada the future? [was: Is C++ the future?] John DiCamillo
1994-09-30 13:45 ` David Weller
1994-10-01 21:40 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-03 9:53 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-03 20:41 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-04 8:41 ` Robb Nebbe
[not found] ` <85C825A689A@annwfn.com>
1994-10-13 14:40 ` John Volan
1994-10-13 21:14 ` Matt Kennel
1994-10-14 0:37 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-14 10:16 ` Robb Nebbe
1994-10-14 20:43 ` Bob Duff
1994-10-13 22:01 ` Val Kartchner
1994-10-14 1:38 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-14 9:31 ` Robb Nebbe
1994-10-14 16:16 ` Child packages [nn,pedo,incest,cons] Robert Firth
1994-10-14 17:13 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-17 8:18 ` Robb Nebbe
1994-10-17 11:52 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-17 21:54 ` Bob Duff
1994-10-18 10:30 ` Child packages Robb Nebbe
1994-10-18 9:37 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-18 19:09 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-19 11:03 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-19 16:24 ` Norman H. Cohen
1994-10-19 23:13 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-20 14:06 ` Norman H. Cohen
1994-10-20 11:09 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-20 19:02 ` Benjamin Ketcham
1994-10-20 17:08 ` Robert I. Eachus
1994-10-20 16:37 ` Bob Duff
1994-10-20 16:40 ` Bob Duff
1994-10-21 14:02 ` Mark Biggar, 5172
1994-10-21 8:48 ` Robb Nebbe
1994-10-19 18:54 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-20 0:27 ` Matt Kennel
1994-10-20 8:21 ` Magnus Kempe
1994-10-20 13:52 ` John Volan
1994-10-19 16:19 ` Norman H. Cohen
1994-10-04 14:44 ` Is Ada the future? [was: Is C++ the future?] Robert Dewar
1994-10-04 15:53 ` Richard Kenner
[not found] ` <36h4pc$9dd@starbase.neosoft.com>
1994-09-30 20:15 ` Benjamin Ketcham
1994-10-02 16:30 ` Robin Rowe
1994-10-02 18:00 ` David Weller
1994-10-03 15:55 ` Netspeak: What is "trolling"? Norman H. Cohen
1994-10-03 17:04 ` Kenneth Aubey 913-4481
1994-10-03 21:06 ` Is Ada the future? [was: Is C++ the future?] John DiCamillo
1994-10-04 0:29 ` David Weller
1994-10-04 17:42 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-05 8:18 ` Magnus Kempe
1994-10-05 13:49 ` Tucker Taft
[not found] ` <36q7m5$4ef@starbase.neosoft.com>
1994-10-04 17:55 ` Robin Rowe
1994-10-04 22:42 ` Tucker Taft
1994-10-03 9:22 ` Andrew Lees
1994-10-03 21:31 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-04 23:29 ` John DiCamillo
1994-10-05 3:52 ` Robin Rowe
1994-10-05 13:15 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-05 13:54 ` David Weller
[not found] ` <36uhnl$4c1@gnat.cs.nyu.edu>
[not found] ` <37dp17$gp6@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au>
1994-10-11 13:37 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-19 11:24 ` Stephen J Bevan
1994-10-19 15:51 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-25 12:21 ` Stephen J Bevan
1994-10-05 17:08 ` Ted Dennison
[not found] ` <36msgr$qq2@starbase.neosoft.com>
1994-10-04 7:21 ` Ada compared to C++ Robin Rowe
1994-10-05 6:44 ` Bob Kitzberger
1994-10-05 12:02 ` Robert Dewar
1994-10-05 18:20 ` Bob Kitzberger
1994-10-05 8:44 ` Magnus Kempe
1994-10-05 19:55 ` David Weller [this message]
[not found] ` <1994Oct6.133002.1@rapnet.sanders.lockheed.com>
1994-10-16 3:30 ` Mark S. Hathaway
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