From: KMays@msn.com (Kenneth Mays)
Subject: Ada Core Technologies and Ada95 Standards
Date: 1996/03/25
Date: 1996-03-25T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <00001a73+00002c20@msn.com> (raw)
Greetings,
I read that Ada Core Technologies is taking over the GNAT project.
There is also talk of GNAT V3.04 becoming available on all platforms.
For the latest news check: http://www.gnat.com and
ftp://ftp.cs.nyu.edu/pub/gnat.
As far as the Air Force and Ada95, depends on some agencies.
Engineers at Warner Robins AFB and a few other companies (who don't
want their names spread) like Ada95 because it is easier to deal with
over than C/C++. Most computer scientists/programmers/engineers
forget that nonprogrammers have to deal with the code - and they
would like to read that code (not the spaghetti stuff people used to
write). Many programmers can confess that if you maintain code - its
no\ice to be able to read it (even your own).
Again, C++ is a system programming language mainly for system
programming - even though application programming is possible. C++ is
an alternative to going back into the stone ages and writing in
assembler. Ada95 leans more towards the application programming and
embedded controllers. True, you can gripe over this. Personal talks
to many contractors state that they do like C++, but I found it
foolish to write everything in C++. Ada95 seems to fit the bill for
the basic productivity, and C++ routines for high speed efficiency
(this is typical of patching machine/assembler code to C/C++
programs).
By the way, talking about a validated or standardized Ada95 compiler.
I think it is smart to have a baseline standard that all compilers
should meet. Basically, the baseline standard would reflect that all
compilers must comply to MIL-STD or whatever (like ANSI V2.5/3.0 of
C++). That way, anything you pick up at the bookstore on Ada95 on
BASIC/ADVANCED ADA95 programming - will compile and work as long as
you stay away from platform specific libraries (GNAT-Ada95 or GCC
works off this principle). I don't think this is too much to ask of
any vendor (since the specs came out in Feb. 95). Without some sort
of baseline standard, it is very hard to call a programming language
**PORTABLE** in cross platforming world.
-Ken
"Make it work first, then add the darn features!"
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1996-03-25 0:00 Kenneth Mays [this message]
1996-03-25 0:00 ` Ada Core Technologies and Ada95 Standards Robert Dewar
1996-03-28 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-03-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-03-29 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-03-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-02 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-02 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-04-02 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-03 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-04 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-10 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-02 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-04-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-12 0:00 ` Philip Brashear
1996-04-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-15 0:00 ` Tiring Arguments Around (not about) Two Questions Ken Garlington
1996-04-15 0:00 ` Gary McKee
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-17 0:00 ` Kenneth Almquist
1996-04-18 0:00 ` Ada Core Technologies and Ada95 Standards John McCabe
1996-04-19 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-22 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-04-23 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-26 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-24 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-04-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-26 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-04-26 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-04-26 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-25 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-26 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-22 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-15 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-02 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-04-02 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-04-02 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-04-16 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-22 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-04-23 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-24 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-26 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-29 0:00 ` Cordes MJ
1996-04-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-06 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-05-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-08 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-05-08 0:00 ` TARTAN and TI Tom Robinson
1996-05-09 0:00 ` Arthur Evans Jr
[not found] ` <Dr46LG.2FF@world.std.com>
1996-05-09 0:00 ` Ada Core Technologies and Ada95 Standards John McCabe
1996-05-07 0:00 ` Mike Cordes
1996-05-07 0:00 ` Mike Cordes
1996-04-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-15 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-18 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-03-31 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-01 0:00 ` Mike Young
1996-04-03 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-03-29 0:00 ` steved
1996-03-29 0:00 ` Applet Magic works great, sort of Bob Crispen
1996-03-29 0:00 ` Vince Del Vecchio
1996-04-03 0:00 ` Ada Core Technologies and Ada95 Standards Ken Garlington
1996-04-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-04 0:00 ` John McCabe
1996-04-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-06 0:00 ` Ada validation is virtually worthless Raj Thomas
1996-04-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-08 0:00 ` Arthur Evans Jr
1996-04-07 0:00 ` Ada Core Technologies and Ada95 Standards John McCabe
1996-04-03 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-04-05 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-04-10 0:00 ` Cordes MJ
1996-04-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-15 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-11 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-04-11 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-04-19 0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
1996-04-25 0:00 ` Tiring Arguments Around (not about) Two Questions [VERY LONG] Laurent Guerby
1996-04-26 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-29 0:00 ` Philip Brashear
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1996-04-01 0:00 Ada Core Technologies and Ada95 Standards Simon Johnston
1996-04-24 0:00 W. Wesley Groleau (Wes)
1996-04-25 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-04-25 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-25 0:00 ` Theodore E. Dennison
1996-04-29 0:00 Marin David Condic, 407.796.8997, M/S 731-93
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