Re: The old "Object.Method" syntax debate

["Rodrigo Garcia" <rodrigo.garcia@epfl.ch>]

> Having worked in the .NET environment for quite a while, it's really
> nice to be able to type an object name, then the dot, and immediately
> see a little pop-up-window showing all of the available operations,
> and being able to select from the list instead of typing the full
> subprogram name.

This feature has been around long time before .NET appeared. Microsoft
people call it "IntelliSense" and many others just call it context sensitive
completion. I think it is a very nice feature, but it is just tool support.
I do not think it justifies a new syntax for Ada objects.

I would be happy if an Ada editor had something similar with package names.
Once you type the name of a package, you could have a pop-up showing all the
available operations of the package. Does anybody know of something like
that? Perhaps GPS?

I am one of those who suspect that the new syntax would add more confusion
than advantages to the language.

Rodrigo