From: dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Unusual syntax
Date: 18 May 2002 21:30:51 -0700
Date: 2002-05-19T04:30:51+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5ee5b646.0205182030.45ade229@posting.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3CE55D49.70638FEE@acm.org
Jeffrey Carter <jrcarter@acm.org> wrote in message news:<3CE55D49.70638FEE@acm.org>...
> Robert Dewar wrote:
> >
> > But here is a constructive suggestion. Get an online version of the RM. When
> > you find something that surprises you, it is often trivial to track it down
> > with a search, as in this case, you could just search for ! and immediately
> > find the reference to this language features (which has been around in the
> > standard for nearly 20 years now!)
>
> Was this not in Ada 80?
Yes indeed, but this was not a standard. The first standard
was 1983, nearly 20 years ago.
What was the exact date of the issuance of Ada 83.
Shall we have an anniversary party, or perhaps a reunion.
I would be willing to host such a party for all those
involved at the time :-)
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-05-16 19:14 Unusual syntax Steve Caddy
2002-05-16 19:56 ` Florian Weimer
2002-05-16 20:29 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-05-17 10:01 ` Robert Dewar
2002-05-17 19:23 ` Steve Caddy
2002-05-17 19:43 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-05-19 4:30 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
2002-05-19 21:01 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-05-20 14:20 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-21 2:52 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-05-21 13:16 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-22 0:02 ` Mark Biggar
2002-05-22 1:51 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-05-22 14:20 ` Marin David Condic
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