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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 2002:a24:4105:: with SMTP id x5mr7366926ita.33.1543849372893; Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:02:52 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 2002:a9d:da3:: with SMTP id 32mr251635ots.3.1543849372726; Mon, 03 Dec 2018 07:02:52 -0800 (PST) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!feeder3.usenet.farm!feed.usenet.farm!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!feeder.usenetexpress.com!feeder-in1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!q69no614973itb.0!news-out.google.com!v141ni747ita.0!nntp.google.com!q69no614969itb.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 07:02:52 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=208.114.128.47; posting-account=MRPdDAoAAADUJmZVjnYaoafXFMadSeY1 NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.114.128.47 References: <9524b3ee-476f-4af6-ab83-b15a6c2a417c@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <6508fa19-5b93-471a-8b06-216907736b1b@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: GNATCOLL JSON Parsing From: Olivier Henley Injection-Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 15:02:52 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:54925 Date: 2018-12-03T07:02:52-08:00 List-Id: >> The problem is that the authors do not provide practical examples of usi= ng=20 >> libraries. It is difficult for a beginner to understand what to do. I totally agree. It is like some authors a) do not want others to use their stuff b) think that Ada does not need new kids around c) think you need to pass some kind of implicit test to be 'blessed' in usi= ng their stuff d) want some form of 'extended special attention' from strangers ... It is always related to some form of God complex ... I cant stand that kind of 'counter-productive' attitude. It is not a compet= ence issue, its just people want to get going, period. Personally I don't h= ave the time to get in the head of some authors, don't have the time to div= e in their code (from the lib perspective I'm a client not a contributor) a= nd frankly not actually interested to understand until I know at least what= they publish actually works. So many projects are broken right from the st= art. Ada, being nowhere on the popularity charts should really streamline its 't= utorials' offering for surviving. Some of the old guard seems to be complet= ely disconnected from that fact. No wonder something like Rust is taking ov= er the world... when we already have Ada.