Re: procedural vs object oriented

"Alex R. Mosteo" <devnull@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Ludovic Brenta wrote:
Alex R. Mosteo writes:

Ludovic Brenta wrote:
(interesting snip)
In general-purpose programming, you can use all the features of the
language that help you write your source code faster; in avionics, you
only use those that help you certify your machine code faster. It
matters more to reduce the cost of certification than the cost of
writing the software, because the former far outweighs the latter.

Thanks, the issue is very clear now.

Ada has unique features designed precisely to help with certification.
I suggest you re-read annexes D and H in the light of this thread; you
will see why Ada shines where lesser languages fall flat on their
face.

Particularly relevant to the present discussion is:

pragma Restrictions (No_Dispatch);

--
Ludovic Brenta.
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