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Subject: Re: The future of Ada is at risk
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:01:09 +1030
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On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:41:08 -0800 (PST), Hyman Rosen
<hyman.rosen@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Jan 11, 3:49 am, Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homep...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Ada lacks libraries. The standard library is close to disaster and too
>> many times when I was asking for something here I heard "do it
>> yourself".
>
>Just as an example, take a look at <http://www.microsoft.com/express/
>samples/>,
>for what Microsoft makes available for free to C# and C++ developers.
>Included
>is a full 2D and 3D game engine, for example.

Globe_3D is a real-time 3D engine, in Ada, based on OpenGL
http://homepage.sunrise.ch/mysunrise/gdm/g3d.htm

Includes:

    * Real-time 3D engine (pure software rendering) and game environment, from A to Z in Ada
    * Full Ada sources including 3D models
    * Drivers for 3D rendering, controls, timers, sound, ...
    * Runs on PCs with DOS or DOS Virtual Machines - e.g. of Windows, Linux