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,c56a86f3a4e16d06 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Marc A. Criley" Subject: Re: Containers with Ada Date: 2000/11/20 Message-ID: <3A19172D.ACCA08BB@earthlink.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 695743730 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <8v8pii$dvo$1@nnrp1.deja.com> X-Accept-Language: en Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 974726601 158.252.122.142 (Mon, 20 Nov 2000 05:23:21 PST) Organization: Quadrus Corporation MIME-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 05:23:21 PST Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-11-20T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: jeltsch@my-deja.com wrote: > > Hello Ada programmers, > I want to write some generic packages for container types - at the moment for > several kinds of lists. Why? Numerous generic packages for container types already exist--the original Booch components, the Ada 95 Booch components, the Ada Structured Library (my personal favorite), PragmAda, and so on. I would much rather see an individual extend Ada's reach into new fields in which there's little or no Ada presence, rather than reworking the same, tired old ground. Curmudgeonly, Marc A. Criley Senior Staff Engineer Quadrus Corporation