Re: Call for information on cool languages

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From: Brian Sullivan
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1988 01:32

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Sounds like you should choose Ada...

>        So, we have some requirements:
>  *             source level debugging (sorry C++)
>  ?             must be ported soon to our soon to be announced not-a-vax.
>  *             must link with C
>  *             must ahndle floating point reasonably
>
>        and some wishes
>  *             run under ultrix on the vax too.
>  *             object oriented or polymorphic
>  *             strong typing
>  *             nifty environment
>  ?             run more than 1/2 as fast as C
   ^
   |
   +---- Ada has all of these features, and DEC has a very good compiler
         that is capable of being ported to your soon to be annouced not-a-vax, right?
         I'm not sure what you mean by "run more than 1/2 as fast as C?
         Do you mean faster than C or slower than C by 50%?

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From: brians@hpcljms.HP.COM (Brian Sullivan)
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Subject: Re: Call for information on cool languages
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