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 2002:a37:464a:: with SMTP id t71mr56089336qka.436.1563997955137; Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:52:35 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:aca:5a41:: with SMTP id o62mr40905398oib.110.1563997954803; Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:52:34 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!news.snarked.org!border2.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!b26no9203802qtq.0!news-out.google.com!e17ni1371qtg.1!nntp.google.com!b26no9203797qtq.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:52:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=47.70.202.103; posting-account=XYi0owoAAAC_eOHXu2MQKhBYUNiEUxE2 NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.70.202.103 References: <5d9a8728-3c5b-4caf-b765-a455ba4d3523@googlegroups.com> <5fb45b9c-d7da-447c-999e-0e8bcce2eed5@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <57f9cc27-1817-4a33-ba9e-12f38dafe27a@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: How to make Ada popular. Get rid of ";" at end of statement. From: "Ingo M." Injection-Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 19:52:35 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:56930 Date: 2019-07-24T12:52:34-07:00 List-Id: Am Mittwoch, 24. Juli 2019 16:51:30 UTC+2 schrieb Ingo M.: > Am Mittwoch, 24. Juli 2019 16:06:07 UTC+2 schrieb John Perry: >=20 > > Sure, you *can* do it, but almost no one does, because... well, "it's c= omplicated." >=20 Regarding the complexity of Ada, M. Ben Ari has a good explanation: "The Ada language is complex because it is intended for developing complex = systems, and its advantages are only apparent if you are designing and deve= loping such a system. Then, and only then, will you have to face numerous d= ilemmas, and you will be grateful for the Ada constructs that help you reso= lve them: ..." Source: Ada for Software Engineers, Weizmann Institute of Science