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Web search saver: Ada '83 spec is 338 pages (https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=37152 https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?iden
by fulafel 6y ago
Web search saver: Ada '83 spec is 338 pages (https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=37152 https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=3...)
For C life is easy as you can leave things undefined with the caveat "dragons may fly out of your nose" :)
An alternative example of a small spec language might be Scheme (especially pre-R6RS): https://www.schemers.org/Documents/Standards/R5RS/r5rs.pdf https://www.schemers.org/Documents/Standards/R5RS/r5rs.pdf
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoNobody wants to write 83 and the later additions are far more extensive than C99 and 11.
- lokedhs 6y agoShouldn't those versions be compared to C++ though?
- fulafel 6y agoBut k&r 2 was the point of comparison, that's c89 right?
- kevin_thibedeau 6y agoK&R 2 represents the bulk of the modern language. You can't be very productive knowing just Ada83.
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- fulafel 6y agoRight. But the question was historical (so I interpreted it at least).