Re: C# new features (v.7)

[Hadrien Grasland <hadrien.grasland@gmail.com>]

Le mercredi 14 décembre 2016 17:59:55 UTC+1, Nasser M. Abbasi a écrit :
> Along the same thought, Python 3.6, which came out just 2 days ago,
> has new features, and quick look shows many are
> allreadyin Ada for 30 years or more.
> 
> https://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/3.6.html
> 
> -- PEP 515, underscores in numeric literals.
> "adds the ability to use underscores in numeric
> literals for improved readability"
> 
> -- PEP 526, syntax for variable annotations.
> "introduced the standard for type annotations of
> function parameters, a.k.a. type hints"
> 
> (poor man's way of adding data type declaration? :)
> 
> PEP 492 introduced support for native coroutines and async / await syntax
> (Ada tasks?)

Not quite. Coroutines are about lightweight cooperative multitasking (user specifies when to switch to another task, through some syntaxic sugar), whereas the implementation of Ada tasks is left up to the implementation, and in GNAT is based on heavyweight preemptive threads.


> 
> etc...
> 
> Many "modern" languages are adding "new" features, which are
> allready in Ada for 10's of years, Hummm.... May be Ada
> needs a better marketing department :)
> 
> --Nasser