Re: How come Ada isn't more popular?


"Maciej Sobczak" <no.spam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Markus E Leypold wrote:

Ada 95 *is* terrible. It doesn't have containers nor unbounded strings and it
cannot even return limited types from functions. Yuck! ;-)

Both statements are untrue.

There are numerous container libraries available for Ada 95.
However, there is no standard container library as part of
the language standard.

Three string libraries are available: Fixed, Bounded and Unbounded.

While the inability to return limited types from a function is a bit of
an inconvenience, it does not prevent one from writing subprograms
that support the equivalent kind of thing using an in out mode parameter
in a procedure. Further, one is not required to use limited types when
they are inconvenient. That being said, the recent change allowing
limited types in return statements is, potentially, an improvement.

Richard Riehle


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