From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,5b3c19b1631bb558 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-11-01 14:54:53 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!xfer13.netnews.com!netnews.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.mathworks.com!cyclone.swbell.net!nnrp3.sbc.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Pat Rogers" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <39DCB9E3.EAE8F426@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <39F9FCCE.D6719C6F@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <1c9kvs4uvj4ofd46f7a8vq0pju596iu2gr@4ax.com> <39fed7b6@rsl2.rslnet.net> <39FF1DBD.74184FDC@worldnet.att.net> <39ff792d@rsl2.rslnet.net> <39FF8DE3.EC0055B5@worldnet.att.net> <3A00375E.19433DC0@worldnet.att.net> <3a00924a$1@rsl2.rslnet.net> Subject: Re: The best thing/greatest feature summary X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.3018.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.3018.1300 Message-ID: <1b1M5.747$0M1.56645@nnrp3.sbc.net> Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 16:54:29 -0600 NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.191.184.67 X-Complaints-To: abuse@swbell.net X-Trace: nnrp3.sbc.net 973119293 208.191.184.67 (Wed, 01 Nov 2000 16:54:53 CST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 16:54:53 CST Organization: SBC Internet Services Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:1696 Date: 2000-11-01T16:54:29-06:00 List-Id: As a proponent of Ada and a friend of Java, let me say that IMHO it is not the ease of use of the Java predefined environment that makes people happy. (I assume you mean both that and the APIs that are continually being added.) The language itself is rather underpowered; hence the environment and the APIs are less than they could otherwise be. Rather, it is the *extent* of these APIs that makes the difference. "Tom Hargraves" wrote in message news:3a00924a$1@rsl2.rslnet.net... > Meanwhile the ever increasing number of Java programmers are enjoying the > ease of use of the java predefined environment... > > I don't want to hurry y'all, but the biggest threat to ada is the fact that > 1995-1983=12, and 1995+12=2007 > > But I digress, the title of this thread is "best", not "worse" > > Sorry. > > Tom H. > > > >