Re: [dev] Ada not Rust

From: Greg Reagle <greagle_AT_fastmail.fm>
Date: Sun, 02 May 2021 18:17:45 -0400

On Sun, May 2, 2021, at 09:22, Laslo Hunhold wrote:
> "Greg Reagle" <greagle_AT_fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > Thank you for your explanation Laslo Hunhold. I wholeheartedly agree
> > with you about the fallibility of human programmers, and the
> > vulnerability of C to errors. Even though I am a fan of the suckless
> > philosophy and its programs, which are written in C, I wish that a
> > less error-prone language would be used.
>
> you summarized that very well. I completely agree.

Do you have any other suggestions for alternatives to C?

> > Perhaps I will write (or more likely re-write a C program) a very
> > small program in Ada as a proof-of-concept of the viability of Ada
> > for several purposes:
> > - for me to learn Ada
> > - as a proof-of-concept or illustration of the viability of Ada
> > - to compare and contrast number of lines of source code, memory
> > usage, speed etc.
> > - if it turns out well, as advocacy for Ada
> > - if it turns out ill, as a lesson learned, then I'll continue my
> > search for a good alternative to C
> >
> > I am open to suggestions. I am thinking something from sbase or
> > ubase.
>
> How did your approach turn out?

I haven't started re-writing anything yet. I am reading Ada tutorials and
learning Ada. Thanks for asking. I'll let you know if/when I try it.
Received on Mon May 03 2021 - 00:17:45 CEST