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,FREEMAIL_FROM, INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,fa2cc518ef3b992c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Lionel Draghi Subject: Re: scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged types extensions) Date: 2000/02/06 Message-ID: <389D43A6.786C7B79@free.fr>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 582206458 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <389207CC.C16D80E8@averstar.com> <38971028.BB16D8A2@earthlink.net> <3899F757.FAE131B3@free.fr> X-Accept-Language: fr-FR, en, it Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: abuse@proxad.net X-Trace: nnrp1.proxad.net 949830616 213.228.23.11 (Sun, 06 Feb 2000 10:50:16 MET) Organization: Guest of ProXad - France MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 10:50:16 MET Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-02-06T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Ehud Lamm wrote: > > The topic of scripting languages themselves and esp. with connection to > Ada is a subject to which I gave much thought. > My feeling is in accordance with those who think that scripting languages > have a very different philosphy than Ada - like type safety issues, weaker > emphesize (to say the least!) on readablity etc. As Robert A Duff said : "Scripting languages should encourage programs that are easy to write, easy to understand, and easy to change." This is the goal. A lot of scripting language release language controls to achieve this goal, i think mainly for convenience. I don't think it is a goal (or a philosophy), but an easy way to achieve it. Another deal between verbosity and write ease is probably possible. > So I wouldn't go in the direction of an Ada or Ada-like scripiting > language, but rather in one or both of these directions: > - packages that supply functionality useflu for scripting jobs. > - embeddable little languages that can be used from inside Ada systems. With the former available for the later, i suppose? > ... ________________________________________________________________________ Lionel Draghi http://attac.org/