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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,be23df8e7e275d73 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-18 05:16:01 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!194.213.69.151!news.algonet.se!algonet!pepsi.tninet.se!not-for-mail From: Mats Karlssohn Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: "is ada dead?" A challenge for all of us? Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 14:15:51 +0200 Organization: MIDA Systemutveckling AB Message-ID: <3B557DF7.E34940A6@mida.se> References: <0zS27.187213$DG1.31590366@news1.rdc1.mi.home.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sdu94-250.ppp.algonet.se Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: cubacola.tninet.se 995458397 14562 195.163.250.94 (18 Jul 2001 12:13:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@algo.net NNTP-Posting-Date: 18 Jul 2001 12:13:17 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10149 Date: 2001-07-18T12:13:17+00:00 List-Id: "chris.danx" wrote: %< > Could you define State Of The Art IDE for me please? IMHO one should differentiate between the IDE and the editor. The editor should be replaceable, so that I may use vi when I want to or emacs as usual... %< > - Syntax Highlighting > - Code Completion (good for long package structures like x.y.a.b.c ?) > - Ada Aware This is editor functionallity. > - Project Management facilities > - Possibility an Object browser > - Non Specific Compiler support This is IDE funcionality. To allow the IDE to use the editor some kind of scripting is probably needed. The IDE must also be able to insert sommands into the editor's input stream. A very nice way of letting programs control other programs is the arexx port of some Amiga programs. -- Mats Karlssohn, developer mailto:mats@mida.se Mida Systemutveckling AB http://www.mida.se Box 64, S-732 22 ARBOGA, SWEDEN Phone: +46-(0)589-89808 Fax: +46-(0)589-89809