Re: "silly" (?) Ada semantics

[mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman)]

Thanks to Robert Eachus for giving just the authoritative and sensible
answer I was hoping for. IMHO it's important for language-bashers to
realize that the designers and proponents of the language they are bashing
are neither stupid nor juvenile. Obviously we will not all agree on the       
desirability of a certain way of doing a certain feature - computer folks
are the most disputatious group I know - but it is unfair and juvenile
not to at least give the designers and proponents credit for having
thought it through. Just when I get so discouraged by the flame wars
that I'm ready to swear off reading the news, I see something that
reconfirms the mature and helpful side of it. It's these little "hits"
of good stuff that keep my addiction going. Thanks again.