[net.lang] Ada and heap management

david@ssc-bee.UUCP (06/18/84)

Doug Alan:

> To do a
> good job with data abstraction, you really need heap-based allocation
> with automatic garbage collection.  Ada doesn't support this.

Ada's access types are usually implemented via heap-based allocation
using automatic garbage collection.  Some control over the heap is obtained
through unchecked_deallocation.  Admittedly, Ada does not have C's power in
pointer types, but Ada's access types bears some resemblance to Pascal's
heap management features such as "new".

	-- David Norris        :-)
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