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Date: 18 Sep 93 20:37:12 GMT
From: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!utcsri!csri.toronto.
edu!blaak@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Raymond Blaak)
Subject: Re: Current state of Ada 9X compilers...?
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stickler@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Patric M Stickler) writes:

>Also, what is the general interest of Ada programmers in 9X. I'm
>not familiar with the general Ada scene, so I'm interested to know
>how much Ada programmers themselves are demanding 9X saavy compilers.

I want an Ada 9X compiler YESTERDAY! The improvements in Ada 9X majorly
enhance the language's usefulness while remaining in a strongly typed
environment. The variant record and 'ADDRESS tricks one uses in Ada 83 to
implement OO style programming and callbacks now can be done properly.

Ada 9X! Ada 9X! Ada 9X! The interest is off the scale.

Cheers,
Ray
blaak@csri.toronto.edu

P.S. The GNAT project may just be the best thing that has happened for Ada.