Re: Where'd the PAL go?

[Mike Werner <mwerner@wvu.edu>]

Matthew Heaney wrote:
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> I have included a note below from Rick Conn about ASE.  He maintains the
> PAL and can give you the scoop.
> 
> See also AdaBasis, based on the PAL:
> 
> <http://www.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/ifi/ps/ada-software/ada-software.html>

Thank you for the link - it's been added to my collection.

> 
> I got this link from visiting the ada home page, and following the
> resources link.
> 
> <http://www.adahome.com/>

That's also a good one - I'm still working through the list there. 
Lot's to see on that site.

> Were the things you found easier to do in C than in Ada?  There may be a
> simpler but non-obvious way to do it in Ada.

Actually, one thing about C that I prefered over the Ada version was the
IO statements - i.e. put and get.  I like being able to put the entire
thing on one line, text and variables and the line feed.  If there's an
Ada equivalent I'd love to know about it.  If not, perhaps I'll create
my own if I ever get good enough at coding. ;)  As I had said, I'm quite
new to programming.  In Ada I'm just to the point of doing my own
generic packages (done one and in process of doing another - both for
school assignments) and we just started dealing with dynamic memory
(current assignment requires it).  So that should be an indication of
where I stand.  I'm sure as time goes on I'll find things to gripe about
with *any* language I learn.  But I figure as long as I go in with that
assumption I'll not get as peeved as I would otherwise.

> You may find it helpful to study examples of Ada95 programming.

That's the exact reason I was asking about the PAL - I'm collecting
links to various info sources and code repositories are a part of my
list.  Looking at code examples is one of the ways I learn best.

> I have converted every C++ example in the GoF Design Patterns book to
> Ada95, and posted them to the ACM patterns list.  All of the examples
> have been archived by month of posting.

I was considering joining the ACM - as I understand it since I am a CS
student I believe that qualifies me.  I've not yet decided.

> (start of messge)
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Appreciate that - I'll check those sites soon.  I've been to cdrom.com's
sites (both ftp and http) a number of times looking for miscellaneous
Linux stuff - they've quite a lot of good stuff there.  I may just
decide to be lazy and buy the CDROM package.
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