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From: Graham <graham.stark@virtual-worlds.biz>
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Subject: Re: Untyped Ada?
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On Apr 1, 11:00 pm, "Phaedrus" <phaedrus...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Certainly it is an important part of Ada, but I wasn't suggesting that it be
> deleted entirely.  However, it might be handy to have a less-strongly typed
> version of Ada, for instance to create prototypes faster and easier.  Then,
> aspects of the prototype could be migrated into a "fully typed" arena once
> the "quick and dirty" prototype was completed.
>
> Just thinking a little bit outside the ol' box, here...
>
> Brian
>
>

I haven't been using Ada for all that long, but I have been thinking
that a kinder, gentler version would be nice in some circumstances.
Not necessarily *no* type-checking, but the ability to mix, say,
integers, fixed-point types and floats in an equation without
cluttering up the code with conversions.

I dare say that you wouldn't want to program a missile in such a loose
way, but for the kinds of things I'm involved in - financial apps and
simulations - the level of strictness of Ada would be a turn-off for
many developers. And, from what I can see, the main problem with Ada
is its lack of take-up outside its core areas of avionics and real-
time systems.

Sorting out string handling out would be nice, too.

Graham