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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,6bfccba244d92efd X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: David Botton Subject: Rapid Ada (was Re: Choose Ada flyer) Date: 1998/12/15 Message-ID: <3676C910.CE165B82@Botton.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 422618824 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <36759F4A.20D3C90C@grep.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: IQuest Internet, Inc. Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1998-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: If Ada is going to enter new domains (non safety critical embedded systems), it needs the tools to do it. Ada needs a free (copy left) RAD front end that outputs Ada code for any compiler along with a powerful reporting system. If you are intersted in helping to make it happen, e-mail RapidAda@Botton.com. Even if you can not contribute time to code, write documentation, design icons, etc. Maybe you can help by adding your ideas and answers to questions like: What features would you like to see in a product like this? What products already exist that could be integrated with this? What is your dream IDE? How could we get companies to contribute hardware, compilers, bindings, etc. to get this done quicker and cheaper? David Botton Paul Whittington wrote: > What I would want to know is > > - Is there an Ada Delphi or Visual Basic like environment that supports > the development of desktop GUI MIS-type applications? Does it support > a platform portable GUI like Tcl/Tk or JFC? > > - Are there Ada based tools that support enterprise level development? > CORBA, COM, DCOM, application servers, SQL database servers, LDAP, > and legacy system integration? > > - What about WWW deployment? Do tools exist to support the development > of thin client network applications implemented as WWW server > extensions? What platforms and servers? > > - Do these tools come with batteries included, or do I have to have > gurus on my team to integrate all sorts of technologies together to > get a useful development tool set? > > - How about third-party component/tools/utilities vendors? Where do I > go when I need to add fax, paging or report generation capabilities > to my application? > > - How many vendors are there for these kinds of tools, and are they > likely to be around in five years? > > Help me out here folks. I love Ada. From a language viewpoint there's > no better language than Ada. From a compiler/IDE, third-party support, > vendor stability viewpoint I CAN'T CHOOSE Ada! > > The closest thing I've found is Delphi.