Re: Ada Dot Net ?

[Adrian Hoe <byhoe@*nospam*greenlime.com>]

Ingo Marks wrote:
> 
> Jerry van Dijk wrote:
> 
> >
> > "WJT" <bthomas@aisvt.bfg.com> writes:
> >
> >> I know this is probably an old and sore subject but I have to ask. Does
> >> anyone know if any of the Ada vendors (the few left) are developing an
> >> Ada95 compiler for the MS Dot Net Environment?
> >
> > Alas I do not know if such a beast is somewhere being thought about, but I
> > agree Ada should jump on the .net (.gnu ?) bandwagon. Alas, looking at how
> > the Java ports have been doing, it does not seem commercially interesting.
> >
> > In theory, of course, a volunteer effort could do it, starting with GNAT
> > (or even as a new gcc target). But last time I checked getting the info
> > needed from MS involved signing a lot of contracts with them, and paying
> > a handsome sum of serious money up front.
> 
> Expanding GNAT to .NET would be a very hard job. Wouldn't it be much easier
> to write an Ada to C# compiler? Of course that wouldn't the real meat, but
> better than nothing.
> 
> I have experience in writing compilers and I am thinking seriously about
> starting such an Ada/C# project. Is there anyone able and interested to
> support this?
> 
> What do you think about?


Most of the people use Ada for one compelling reason: non-proprietary
open system technology! C# is M$ proprietary language and is just
another attempt to outrage Java. I think Ada has moved along many OS
including Windows in a very steady and unique direction. I haven't been
programming in C# and will never do but I have taken a look at C# and I
personally don't like it.

Ada has interface to some major programming languages (I don't have to
mention the names). My question is ... Why bother to mess with a
programming language like C# which is not the mainstream? C# has not
even completed the adoption life cycle (I may be wrong)!
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