Re: an idea to make Ada popular: Aython?

[slos <new.stephane.los@gmail.com>]

Le dimanche 24 janvier 2016 09:10:58 UTC+1, Nasser M. Abbasi a écrit :
> A smart person has created a Fython, which is basically Fortran
> but with a Python syntax!
> 
> https://github.com/nicolasessisbreton/fython
> 
> "Fython is Fortran with a Python syntax.
> Fython code can be used in Python with a standard import statement.
> Fython makes Fortran development experience similar to Python.
> "
> 
> This is in order to make Fortran popular again. One writes Fortran,
> but using Python syntax, and it generate Fortran output.
> 
> There is a lot of discussion on it at comp.lang.fortran
> 
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.lang.fortran/fc3jF8FLsOU
> 
> This made me think, why not Aython? which is Ada using Python syntax?
> 
> May be this will make Ada programming more popular, since it
> seems these days everyone is in love with Python.
> 
> Any thoughts? Will this be the magic trick to make Ada popular? Could
> this work for Ada? Do you see any technical reasons why this
> might not work for Ada as it does for Fortran?
> 
> --Nasser

I think any Ada related new project is good for Ada promotion.
So if one has time to invest in such project I won't discourage him.
GPS is improving, I like the GPL 2015 version.
Debian's one is far older and I can't blame anyone for that.
It can be used with some parts not working and some bugs here and there.
I wish I could help but I don't even know why it is that late behind the GPL edition. It seems not much people are using it, at least the Debian version.

Best Regards,
Stéphane
http://slo-ist.fr/ada4autom