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From: dd@sei.cmu.edu (Dennis Doubleday)
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Subject: Re: Ada speed vs. C...
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Date: 14 Mar 90 14:14:53 GMT
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In-reply-to: hammondr@sunroof.crd.ge.com's message of 13 Mar 90 16:45:11 GMT

hammondr@sunroof.crd.ge.com (Richard A Hammond) writes:
>2) Ada runtime checks should be disabled for comparison to other languages!

And why not?  If it's pure speed you're after, then you can have it in
Ada by disabling runtime checks.  Why is this an unfair comparison?  C
gives you no runtime checks, so why should its execution speed be
compared to that of Ada with runtime checks enabled?  On the other
hand, if you're willing to sacrifice a little speed for runtime
security, then Ada is also a good choice.

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