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: 103376,53c5fea49e77990c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-29 17:11:25 PST Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 10:00:09 +0800 From: Adrian Hoe Organization: Lexical Integration (M) Sdn Bhd X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7C-CCK-MCD Caldera Systems OpenLinux [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.10 i586) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada Dot Net ? References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: mlk-172-229.tm.net.my X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: mlk-172-229.tm.net.my Message-ID: <3ca51067_1@news.tm.net.my> X-Trace: news.tm.net.my 1017450599 mlk-172-229.tm.net.my (30 Mar 2002 09:09:59 +0800) Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.uchicago.edu!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!news1.tm.net.my Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:21867 Date: 2002-03-30T10:00:09+08:00 List-Id: Ingo Marks wrote: > > Jerry van Dijk wrote: > > > > > "WJT" 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)! -- Remove *nospam* to email. -- Adrian Hoe -- http://adrianhoe.com