From: Lionel Draghi <Lionel.Draghi@free.fr>
Subject: Re: scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged types extensions)
Date: 2000/02/05
Date: 2000-02-05T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <389BE5F9.D8032107@free.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 389B5C01.D484CF2@raytheon.com
"Stanley R. Allen" wrote:
>
...
>
> This is bad reasoning, probably based on poor observation. Scripts
> are becoming a much bigger part of the software development scene, and
> it's a shame that the script languages in use now are based so heavily
> on the hacker mentality. In our project, scripts have gotten very large
> and are used for many critical capabilities. Some are thousands of lines
> long. We maintain these scripts in our CM database just like the Ada, C,
> and FORTRAN code. They have long life -- over 5 years. They must be
> documented because they are updated by many hands over a long period of
> time. Sound familiar?
>
> The philosophy of Ada, if not all its details, needs to migrate to
> the world of script languages, because scripts ARE software -- the same
> rules and pitfalls apply.
>
...
This is my exact feeling.
I wonder why there is so many chat about OS in Ada, and no one is
interested in this issue?
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Lionel Draghi http://attac.org/
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Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-01-27 0:00 tagged types extensions - language design question Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Fraser
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-01-28 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-28 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-28 0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-01-28 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
2000-02-01 0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-02-01 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-29 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-29 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-31 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-31 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-31 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-29 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-27 0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
2000-01-28 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-28 0:00 ` Andy
2000-01-28 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-29 0:00 ` Andy
2000-01-31 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-28 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
2000-01-31 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-02-01 0:00 ` Charles Hixson
2000-02-01 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
2000-02-01 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
2000-02-03 0:00 ` scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged types extensions) root
2000-02-03 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
2000-02-04 0:00 ` Ray Blaak
2000-02-04 0:00 ` Stanley R. Allen
2000-02-04 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Lionel Draghi
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-06 0:00 ` Lionel Draghi
2000-02-06 0:00 ` Bryce Bardin
2000-02-08 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Ray Blaak
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Lionel Draghi [this message]
2000-02-04 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
2000-02-05 0:00 ` blaak
2000-02-05 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
2000-02-09 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-02-09 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-02-10 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-10 0:00 ` Pascal Martin
2000-02-10 0:00 ` Ray Blaak
2000-02-11 0:00 ` David Starner
2000-02-12 0:00 ` blaak
2000-02-15 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
2000-02-12 0:00 ` Pascal Martin
2000-02-11 0:00 ` scripting/extension language for Ada (we have an opportunity here) Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-02-11 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
2000-02-12 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-12 0:00 ` blaak
2000-02-12 0:00 ` Pascal Martin
2000-02-13 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
2000-02-16 0:00 ` scripting/extension ... [off topic] Nick Roberts
2000-02-16 0:00 ` Ray Blaak
2000-02-12 0:00 ` scripting/extension language for Ada (we have an opportunity here) Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen
2000-02-12 0:00 ` root
2000-02-12 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-14 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-02-15 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-16 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-02-16 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-16 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-02-17 0:00 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-14 0:00 ` scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged types extensions) Robert A Duff
2000-02-05 0:00 ` scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged typesextensions) Lionel Draghi
2000-02-05 0:00 ` scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged types extensions) Ehud Lamm
2000-02-06 0:00 ` Lionel Draghi
2000-02-06 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
2000-02-06 0:00 ` scripting/extension language for Ada Terry Westley
2000-02-09 0:00 ` scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged types extensions) Robert A Duff
2000-01-31 0:00 ` tagged types extensions - language design question Mark Lundquist
2000-02-01 0:00 ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-02-01 0:00 ` Simon Wright
2000-02-01 0:00 ` Ehud Lamm
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