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From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@baesystems.com>
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Subject: Re: ADA Popularity Discussion Request
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:33:44 +0100
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Marin David Condic wrote:
> Ada programs typically use pointers a *lot* less than do C/C++
> programs because they don't need them. However, when you want to
> build linked
> data structures or other things where pointers are needed, Ada has
> them. Just don't try to write C++ code in Ada syntax or you'll find
> it is really tough to do.

And the need for doing this deminishes further with the inclusion of
standard containers, see http://www.martin.dowie.btinternet.co.uk/ for an
Ada95 implementation of the proposed new Ada0Y container libraries - there
are (doubly linked) lists, vectors, (ordered) sets and (hashed) maps.
Indefinate versions of each are available too.

Cheers

-- Martin