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Subject: Re: Teaching C/C++ from Ada perspective?
From: Marius Amado-Alves <amado.alves@gmail.com>
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Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:53565
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"Ada specifications do not utilize primitive header-file textual inclusion =
mechanisms." (Miller)

"They do, they are just a little bit smarter in how they do it by forcing n=
ames to be declared within packages." (Sobczak)

I very much doubt Ada does mere textual inclusion, and this is a world of d=
ifference between the languages. Ada has *semantical* devices for programmi=
ng in the large. Last time I looked C and C++ dont. Other issues provoked b=
y mere textual inclusion include polluting *every* unit with

#ifndef X
#define X

...

#endif

This "feature" alone makes any programmer of good taste refuse the language=
.