Re: Java vs Ada 95 (Was Re: Once again,Ada absent from DoD SBIR

Re: Java vs Ada 95 (Was Re: Once again,Ada absent from DoD SBIR

[Simon Johnston]

Dale Stanbrough wrote:
> " To which I would add "hierarchical package system", though I'm sure =
someone
>   out there must feel that this is also bad! This would approximate my =
short
>   list of Ada advantages over Java. Besides GC, which is arguable, no =
one has
>   listed any *language* advantages of Java over Ada."
>=20
> I think Interfaces are a _very_ nice feature.

Yep, good feature and in fact it would be nice to have in Ada 95, though =
it would say that a more important point is the lack of generics in =
Java.
=20
>=20
> Dale
>=20
>=20
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Re: Java vs Ada 95 (Was Re: Once again,Ada absent from DoD SBIR

[Simon Johnston]

Jon S Anthony wrote:
> In article <dewar.845558614@merv> dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar) writes:
>
> > For those supporting the idea of an Annex requiring garbage collection, by
> > far the most constructive action, far more useful than posting messages
> > to CLA, would be to draft such an annex. If you can get something which
> > people agree on as making technical sense, then the next step would be to
> > get some implementors to implement it, and perhaps to add it to ACE.
>
> Well, now we're talking!  Perhaps a mailing list would be a good first
> step?  I'd certainly be willing to help and be involved in this.

Sounds very interesting, let me know if such a list gets off the ground.

> /Jon
>
> --
> Jon Anthony
> Organon Motives, Inc.
> Belmont, MA 02178
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>
>
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