scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:
> Keith Thompson  writes:
>>Bill Findlay  writes:
>>[...]
>>> There is language in which you can write:
>>>
>>> copy : String := source;
>>>
>>> The compiler does all the work.
>>> No need to use the heap.
>>> The errors being discussed cannot happen, so no need for defensive coding.
>>> It is used when lives are at stake.
>>> It runs, at least some, code faster than C.
>>> It is available on the R Pi.
>>>
>>> Any guesses?
>>
>>No.
>>
>>You've posted at least two more followups without telling us what
>>language you're talking about.
>>
>>So, what language are you talking about?  I, for one, am not interested
>>in guessing.
>>
>>Please consider trimming the newsgroups to which this discussion is
>>being inappropriately cross-posted.
>
> I'm pretty sure it is ADA.

It's spelled "Ada"; the name is not an acronym.

That's certainly one possibility, but the question I'm asking is
not which languages Bill *might* be talking about.  I see no point
in continuing the discussion unless Bill tells us which language
he *is* talking about.

[...]

> I believe that ADA strings, however, have an implicit length field.

Not exactly.  It's more complicated than that.

--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  
Will write code for food.
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */

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