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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,222ccb1a04619108 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: dweller@dfw.net (David Weller) Subject: Re: Any Ada95 Class Libs? Date: 1996/10/23 Message-ID: <54lelo$4de@dfw.dfw.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 192191213 references: <326E34A8.167E@itd.sterling.com> organization: DFWNet -- Public Internet Access newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1996-10-23T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Preface: Originally, I was just going to privately reply, but I felt this was publicly relevant, so... In article <326E34A8.167E@itd.sterling.com>, Paul Williams wrote: >arguments against Ada95 except those related to its immaturity. One >recurring argument is that there are no Ada95 class libraries available. >Before I concede on this issue, can anyone identify any browsable class >libraries implementing fundamental objects in Ada95?? > I'm a little confused by your statement. FIrst of all, "browsable" means different things to different people. TO a Smalltalker, it means all classes can be viewed and built into a system by means of a class browser. To a C++er, it would mean that the man pages are available :-) Also, I need to understand more what you mean by "class library". Certainly there's the work I'm doing with the Booch Components, which will be available very early in Dec (see http://www.ocsystems.com/booch/ for more details.). I certainly agree with you that the lack of a class library is a near-deplorable condition. One which I'm rapidly trying to repair :-) One pressing issue in the C++ community is, of course, the Standard Template Library. Dave Musser and some of his grad students are working on an Ada 95 implementation of STL, but it's in the early stages. I'm currently working on a project (in C++) which uses the STL, but I"m not entirely convinced emulating the STL in Ada is the right thing to do. There's other ways to do what the STL does, but it requires a fundamentally different approach. In the meantime, I'd like to think the component work I'm doing will serve as a reasonable set for now. To give a little more balance to all this, there are other "component libraries" out there, including a very thorough set written by Jack Beidler. Start at www.adahome.com to find out more. -- Visit the Ada 95 Booch Components Homepage: www.ocsystems.com/booch This is not your father's Ada -- www.adahome.com <== Note new URL! -- Visit the Ada 95 Booch Components Homepage: www.ocsystems.com/booch This is not your father's Ada -- www.adahome.com <== Note new URL!