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On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 11:21:20 AM UTC-5, Rick Newbie wrote:
> > https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=3DAlexGamper.Visual=
Ada
> >=20
> > VisualAda* is trying hard to be the state-of-the-art for full integrati=
on of Ada into VisualStudio 2017 and VisualStudio 2019.  This integration i=
ncludes Ada-WinRT, which is Ada's equivalent of C++/WinRT 1.X.  (C++/WinRT =
2.X is based on the new Microsoft Xlang** language-interworking infrastruct=
ure/code-generator, but VisualAda predates this, so it hasn't come under th=
e Xlang umbrella.)
> >=20
> > * open-sourced in pieces at:
> > https://github.com/Alex-Gamper?tab=3Drepositories
> >=20
> > ** open-sourced at:
> > https://github.com/Microsoft/xlang
> >=20
>=20
> Yes I tried that one but it crashed on me when I was trying to create a=
=20
> project. Alas I could not contact the developer because there is no=20
> email address on the marketplace info sheet

Alex has been pretty responsive on Github for me when I brought up issues.
I am guessing he doesn't to publicly provide his email.  Perhaps he prefers
that all problems get documented publicly and accessibly and the issue
trackers there do a good job of that.