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=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.13.248.133 with SMTP id i127mr16695171ywf.38.1437137652637; Fri, 17 Jul 2015 05:54:12 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.140.46.102 with SMTP id j93mr314301qga.4.1437137652589; Fri, 17 Jul 2015 05:54:12 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!peer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!69no253318qgl.1!news-out.google.com!4ni81423qgh.1!nntp.google.com!z61no1616435qge.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 05:54:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <084c0dc7-ae74-4cb8-b1fe-78f42de94291@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=75.74.189.161; posting-account=yiWntAoAAAC1KqC_shmxJYv07B9l6LNU NNTP-Posting-Host: 75.74.189.161 References: <084c0dc7-ae74-4cb8-b1fe-78f42de94291@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <42e08445-f9f9-4181-8425-57d829656f3a@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Weakness of Ada is expensive / security / etc. ? Anything else? From: David Botton Injection-Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:54:12 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Received-Bytes: 2620 X-Received-Body-CRC: 2219655781 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:26843 Date: 2015-07-17T05:54:12-07:00 List-Id: > Weaknesses > - Ada complete language is too complex. True or False? If true, how? Your kidding right? Ada is readable and except for the ridiculous OO syntax= fairly intuitive and easier to grasp the big picture than most languages. = Have you looked at C++ lately? Or the new king of complex (almost everythin= g can be express in like 10 freakishly different ways Nim? > - Ada requires expensive compilers for large systems=20 FSF GNAT is a solid free open source professional compiler. Support service= s available from AdaCore for large or critical systems is _reasonable_ for = the market (the fact that they try and hamper the other markets doesn't cha= nge their quality of service and reasonable pricing for their niche market.= ) > - Ada lacks that web presence greatly. comp.lang.ada is the only location= on the internet with an active Ada community. Having a central source is a strength not a weakness. However there are act= ually 4 active discussion groups for Ada, not including OpenStack, etc. Com= p.Lang.Ada (The Ada Community Home), #Ada on FreeNode (very active cool peo= ple), Google Groups Ada, and actually the Linkedin Ada group. Check http://GetAdaNow.com, http://LearnAdaNow.com and http://JoinAdaNow.co= m for more resources. > - How is security a weakness? (Strength can be a weakness too?) You tell me..... You are the one asking the questions. David Botton