Re: Binding or not binding
- From: "Jeffrey R. Carter" <jrcarter@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:44:11 GMT
Ali Bendriss wrote:
I would like to have your opinion about the best way to go in the future, and in particular if binding a C library is really the way to go.
When we talk about reuse does it mean reusing the libraries done in an other language ? Re-implementing zlib in Ada for example. Is it a waist of time ?
How to choose ? where to start writing in Ada ?
As others have said, there's no single answer.
Bindings are quicker and cheaper, so that's often the reason bindings are used. There's also the valid argument that one should not duplicate the effort that's already gone into the library in another language. So those are arguments for a binding.
Both bindings and Ada versions have to be modified when the original version changes, so that's probably not a major issue, but modifying a binding may be easier than modifying an Ada version.
On the other hand, Ada has tasking, and libraries in other languages don't take tasking into account, so an Ada version can be designed to handle tasking, sometimes better than a thick binding can. Added to the impression that languages with extensive native libraries are better, those are arguments for an Ada version.
So you need to consider how much effort you're willing to put into the matter, both upfront and in the future, and how well the existing library meets your needs, and make your choice accordingly.
--
Jeff Carter
"Alms for an ex-leper!"
Monty Python's Life of Brian
75
.
- References:
- Binding or not binding
- From: Ali Bendriss
- Binding or not binding
- Prev by Date: Re: Reading Float Data from a binary file into ada
- Next by Date: Re: Reading Float Data from a binary file into ada
- Previous by thread: Re: Binding or not binding
- Next by thread: Re: Binding or not binding
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
