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| From | cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.misc, comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') |
| Date | 2026-05-13 20:20 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <10u2mfa$8uu$2@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <10su8cn$am9i$1@dont-email.me> <10u0i22$1l93l$29@dont-email.me> <3I%MR.164$5G1.84@fx35.iad> <10u2jgv$2t96p$5@kst.eternal-september.org> |
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In article <10u2jgv$2t96p$5@kst.eternal-september.org>, Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> wrote: >scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes: >> Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> writes: >[...] >>>I wonder about why you put Ada just in the "academic box". >> >> Because the first ADA compiler I used came from NYU. :-) > >It's Ada, not ADA. It's a person's name, not an acronym. Perhaps Scott was alluding to its design reminding one of the era in which only upper case characters were available on one's teletype. :-D - Dan C. (I'm kidding again. I actually don't think Ada is a terrible language.)
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Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-10 13:05 +0000
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-05-12 02:28 +0100
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-05-11 18:37 -0700
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-05-12 22:32 +0100
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-05-12 15:28 -0700
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-13 02:49 +0200
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-05-12 23:21 +0000
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2026-05-13 02:53 +0200
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-05-13 14:15 +0000
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2026-05-13 12:30 -0700
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-13 20:20 +0000
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2026-05-12 02:40 +0000
Re: Alternatives to C (was Re: Safety of casting from 'long' to 'int') Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2026-05-12 15:11 +0100
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