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Subject: Re: How to get Ada to ?cross the chasm??
From: "Dan'l Miller" <optikos@verizon.net>
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On Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 12:07:41 PM UTC-5, Dan'l Miller wrote:
> 7) ... clunky bitfields in C (and worse, there total absence in so many l=
anguages)

  Dang autocorrect!  =E2=80=9Ctheir" not =E2=80=9Cthere".

Oh, and how could I forget:

13) here is an API in some other language (e.g., C, C++), and here is how t=
o wrap it safely in a thick Ada-centric design instead of a unchecked_* thi=
n interface that lacks the benefits of Ada.