From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fd705,41969c265865be87 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd705,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,9cccf6ef6149fdaa X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: ff68d,660f5ccab731a5a3 X-Google-Attributes: gidff68d,public X-Google-Thread: 102b75,660f5ccab731a5a3 X-Google-Attributes: gid102b75,public From: Chris Morgan Subject: Re: Ada Date: 2000/01/15 Message-ID: <87g0vzfbl9.fsf@think.mihalis.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 573040430 Sender: cm@think.mihalis.net References: <83reu2$2soi$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu> <38615cc4.22862595@news.shuswap.net> <84dnsu$g69@nnrp1.farm.idt.net> <84drm7$ss8$1@news.rchland.ibm.com> <855lqp$t2@nnrp4.farm.idt.net> <85l4kt$e9q@nnrp1.farm.idt.net> <85nohj$n25@spool.cs.wisc.edu> <387F8105.7C714792@quadruscorp.com> <85qcne$8e3@spool.cs.wisc.edu> Organization: Linux Hackers Unlimited X-Server-Date: 15 Jan 2000 18:12:35 GMT Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.arch,comp.sys.unisys,comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-01-15T18:12:35+00:00 List-Id: "Andy Glew" writes: > > BTW: I don't see how this could be perceived as a handicap to Ada. It > > provides a facility most other languages do not, yet if your application > > has no need of it, there is no real penalty. How do you see it as a > > barrier to using Ada? > > (1) It was a barrier to ports. > > (2) A long as there is absolutely no real penalty. There is a setup of GNAT called GNORT (GNAT with absolutely No RunTime). No penalty there. -- Chris Morgan http://mihalis.net