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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,349657f8b72f2411 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Chris Morgan Subject: Re: Where's Ada95 when OO languages are discussed? Date: 1999/03/24 Message-ID: <873e2vpfs1.fsf@mihalis.ix.netcom.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 458279961 Sender: cm@mihalis.ix.netcom.com References: <7d8ik6$s6d$1@its.hooked.net> <36F7F02E.BC57F7CB@aasaa.ofe.org> <87emmfpw3t.fsf@mihalis.ix.netcom.com> <36F837D3.3F7227FA@aasaa.ofe.org> <877ls7porm.fsf@mihalis.ix.netcom.com> Organization: Linux Hackers Unlimited X-NETCOM-Date: Wed Mar 24 12:21:02 AM CST 1999 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-03-24T00:21:02-06:00 List-Id: dale@cs.rmit.edu.au (Dale Stanbrough) writes: > I would agree that it is "common knowledge" that Ada was designed by > committee in that it is a very common view held by a lot of people who > consider it to be knowledge, and not just unverified rumour. > > However we all agree that it is better termed "urban myth", and I think > this is what David Starner was trying to imply. > > Please don't shoot the messenger just because you don't like the > message. Point taken, but most serious programmers I've met don't think these things. Often they used to be a bit curious about Ada but never quite connected with it, and now is the perfect time since many people have connected with Java, C++ etc and found out the truth of the matter. Or perhaps they did try it but it was on a VAX 10 years ago and they have no idea of the progress since. On Usenet this myth does seem to be common, perhaps it's really true that "if it's on the Internet, it's true, if not it doesn't exist". Chris -- Chris Morgan