Re: A Pascal Subset of Ada (was: Why Ada is Failing Socially)

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

In article <6570@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au> ok@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Richard A. O'Keefe) writes:

     SmallAda is a compiler/interpreter for a part of the Ada language, namely
     the "Pascal subset" plus the Ada tasking support. It is not intended
     ever to be a full Ada compiler, rather a vehicle for teaching, learning,
     and experimenting with concurrent programming. The compiler is quite
 
>Price: $0.  Is there something wrong with SmallAda, or what?

Hmmm. The first line says it all. There's nothing wrong with SmallAda except
that it ain't Ada, not even close. No packages, generics, pointer types,
etc. etc. Just Pascal + tasking, designed as a teaching tool. Great system,
by the way. But no substitute for the real thing.

Dislaimer: I and my students developed the li'l sucker.

If anyone wants a copy, send e-mail. It's available by ftp now, but I'm still
asking for a simple application to be filled in.

Mike