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From: pmartz@undies.dsd.es.com (Paul Martz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi,comp.graphics,alt.graphics,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: c++ vs ada results
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Date: 12 Jun 91 19:15:09 GMT
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In article <1991Jun12.164741.412@news.larc.nasa.gov>, alan@hal.larc.nasa.gov (alan dare) writes:
> 
> 
> Netlanders,
> 
> 	A short time ago I put a request out for information on c++ vs
> Ada. [...] The comments
> below were sent to me. I don't claim any responsibility for them. I don't
> currently use c++ or Ada. The comments are provided as a request from many 
> people. Please don't use this posting to start a language war. 
> 
> [...]
> 
> o	I use C++ for graphics work. We considered ADA.
> 	Both have great pluses and a lot of minuses.
> 	Mostly the minuses are finding existing graphics packages 
> 	which are compatible. They are rare with C++ and non-existent 
> 	with ADA to my knowledge.

Just for the record, Evans & Sutherland sells an Ada binding to PHIGS
for use with our ESV graphics workstation.

> [...]
> 
> *********************************************************************
> Alan Dare                     |  Internet : alan@hal.larc.nasa.gov
> NASA Langley Research Center  | 
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   -paul	pmartz@dsd.es.com
		Evans & Sutherland