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From: Richard Riehle <richard@adaworks.com>
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Subject: Re: Portable GUI (was Re: Future with Ada)
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:18:54 -0800
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Stephen Leake wrote:

> What sort of application did they do? If it's a GUI system, this makes
> perfect sense. For an embedded real time system, I'd be more
> surprised.

Some of their projects did include tasking. All were GUI
oriented.   Several required them to develop their own generic
data structures and create a working application.

I agree that, if we had been building an embedded systems
application (I plan to include that in a follow-on class sometime),
the results might have been different.

> And what exactly were the development environments used? (for all the
> languages).

Students were allowed to select from a collection of tools, based on their
own experience and ability.   I gave them some guidance.   Some opted
for the simple JEWL package designed by John English.  Others decided
to try CLAW ( the free download version), and a few brave souls did
their projects using GtkAda.    Those using GtkAda were also using Linux.
One of the GtkAda/Linux users is a die-hard vi enthusiast and he definitely
skews the curve.    In fact, he is writing a little GtkAda tutorial as part
of his final project.   If it turns out to be useful, I will get his permission
to post it to AdaPower.

> Is there any sort of published/web accessible description of this?

Not yet.  I plan to collect these from my students over time and
eventually publish the results as a paper, probably in Ada Letters.

Richard Riehle