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On 16 Aug 2004 23:28:34 -0700, Keith H Duggar <duggar@mit.edu> wrote:

> If you have the time, could you give me some examples of these?
> In particular, examples of C++ capabilities that aren't built-in
> to Ada would help me to get a better feel for Ada in relation to
> what I already know and use (C++).

Ada:

integrated concurrency
annexes providing more specific semantics for common application domains  
(eg real-time, info systems)
more specific classes of predefined types (eg fixed, decimal)
explicit support for interfacing to other languages
separate control over visibility and inheritance (as against "classes")
safety-oriented semantics by default with syntactically well-flagged  
escapes

C++:

STL (though Ada '05 will have a standard collections suite)
Explicit syntax for multiple inheritance (Ada requires building it up at  
the application level)
relatively unrestricted semantics by default, with the ability to  
construct safe abstractions
more flexible templates

I'm sure others will join in.

-- 
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turned out to be a wise guy".