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From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@nbi.dk>
Subject: Re: What would you like in Ada202X?
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:41:50 +0200
Date: 2012-04-27T09:41:50+02:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8762clbozl.fsf@adaheads.sparre-andersen.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4f97bf40$0$6559$9b4e6d93@newsspool4.arcor-online.net

Georg Bauhaus wrote:

> 0) Which features do you think can be dropped from Ada?

I would like to drop (most of) the predefined numerical types from
package Standard.  We have to keep Duration, but are any of the other
numerical types in Standard really required by the language?  (Natural
and Integer'Base are used in the declaration of "**".  Is there a
sensible way around that?)

And the rationale: I believe that avoiding predefined types will limit
the temptation to use the same type (or two types) for all numerical
objects.

Greetings,

Jacob
-- 
"If it's a mess, hide it..." -- J-P. Rosen



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2012-04-25  7:47 What would you like in Ada202X? Martin
2012-04-25  8:01 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-25  8:30   ` stefan-lucks
2012-04-25 19:21   ` Adam Beneschan
2012-04-28 11:50   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-28 13:21   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-29  1:03     ` BrianG
2012-04-25  8:36 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2012-04-25  8:46   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-25  9:04     ` leonid
2012-04-25 11:30     ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2012-04-26  2:00       ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-26 13:10         ` AdaMagica
2012-04-26 15:49       ` anon
2012-04-27  0:26         ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-25  9:10   ` Martin
2012-04-25  8:36 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-25  8:59   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-25  9:24     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-25 10:05       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-26  2:08       ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-26  8:50         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-26 23:50           ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-27  5:03             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-27 13:50               ` Robert A Duff
2012-04-27 23:25               ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-28  6:32                 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-27  7:56             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-27 13:56               ` Robert A Duff
2012-04-28  8:32                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-28 11:44                   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-29 13:35                   ` Robert A Duff
2012-04-29 15:59                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-29 19:27                       ` Robert A Duff
2012-04-29 20:09                         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-05-01  2:17                     ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-25  9:31   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-26  2:10     ` Randy Brukardt
2012-05-10  7:29   ` Gustaf Thorslund
2012-05-14  9:25     ` stefan-lucks
2012-05-14 12:19       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-05-14 13:09         ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-05-14 13:40           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-05-14 15:50             ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-05-14 20:24               ` Gustaf Thorslund
2012-05-14 22:49                 ` tmoran
2012-05-15  6:15                   ` Gustaf Thorslund
2012-04-25  9:09 ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-04-25  9:14   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-25  9:30   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-25 13:11   ` Marc C
2012-04-25 13:35     ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-04-25 13:36     ` Pascal Obry
2012-04-25 14:18     ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-25 16:12     ` björn lundin
2012-04-25 17:36       ` Lucretia
2012-04-25 20:26         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-26 15:20       ` Simon Wright
2012-04-28 10:58         ` björn lundin
2012-04-26 12:37     ` Marc C
2012-04-25 18:14   ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-04-25 18:51     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-25 20:53     ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-25 21:14       ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-04-25 21:27         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-25 21:30         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-25 22:33           ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-04-26  0:50             ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-26  1:06               ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-04-28 11:02               ` okellogg
2012-04-28 11:48                 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-29 13:43                 ` Robert A Duff
2012-04-29 16:59                   ` okellogg
2012-04-29 19:04                     ` Robert A Duff
2012-04-29 19:32                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-29 19:37                       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-29 19:55                         ` Robert A Duff
2012-04-29 21:37                       ` okellogg
2012-04-29 22:51                         ` Robert A Duff
2012-04-26  2:23   ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-26  8:25     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-26 23:58       ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-27  7:23         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-27 22:42           ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-28  7:53             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-28 11:40               ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-28 11:51                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-05-01  2:32               ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-27  7:41   ` Jacob Sparre Andersen [this message]
2012-04-27 15:33     ` Adam Beneschan
2012-04-29  7:57     ` J-P. Rosen
2012-04-29 17:32       ` Robert Love
2012-04-29 23:33       ` Shark8
2012-05-10  7:18   ` ytomino
2012-05-10 15:25     ` Adam Beneschan
2012-05-10 15:51       ` ytomino
2012-05-10 17:09         ` Adam Beneschan
2012-05-10 18:25           ` ytomino
2012-04-25 12:13 ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-04-25 16:41   ` tmoran
2012-04-25 13:10 ` Nicholas Paul Collin Gloucester
2012-04-25 18:10   ` Zhu Qun-Ying
2012-04-25 18:07 ` okellogg
2012-04-25 19:15   ` Adam Beneschan
2012-04-25 20:12     ` okellogg
2012-04-25 20:26       ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-04-25 21:09         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-25 21:11         ` Martin Dowie
2012-04-25 22:18           ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-04-26  2:36             ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-25 20:40       ` Adam Beneschan
2012-04-25 22:05         ` okellogg
2012-04-25 23:13           ` Adam Beneschan
2012-04-26  1:46             ` Brad Moore
2012-04-26  2:41             ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-26  7:43         ` Mart van de Wege
2012-04-26  8:46           ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-04-26 14:57             ` Mart van de Wege
2012-04-26 15:28           ` Adam Beneschan
2012-04-26 18:16           ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-04-26 21:41             ` Mart van de Wege
2012-04-26 22:01               ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-04-25 20:19     ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-04-25 21:05   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-26  2:33   ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-25 18:24 ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-04-25 19:02   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-25 19:02 ` Oliver Kleinke
2012-04-25 19:27   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-25 20:50   ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-04-26  8:15     ` Oliver Kleinke
2012-04-26  9:16       ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2012-04-26  9:16       ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-04-25 21:17   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-26  8:18     ` Oliver Kleinke
2012-04-25 22:14 ` ytomino
2012-04-26  0:37   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-26  2:52     ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-26 15:19       ` Adam Beneschan
2012-04-26 15:55         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-27  2:38         ` ytomino
2012-04-27  8:09           ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-04-27  8:19             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-27  9:46               ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-04-27 10:05                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-27 11:04                   ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-04-27 12:10                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-26  4:12     ` ytomino
2012-04-26  8:44     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-26 11:22       ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-26 13:17         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-27  0:09       ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-27  5:23         ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-27 22:49           ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-27  7:31         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-27 22:46           ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-28  8:41             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-25 22:30 ` Shark8
2012-04-26  0:42   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-26  9:29 ` gautier_niouzes
2012-04-26 11:27   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-26 13:19     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-30 22:38     ` gautier_niouzes
2012-04-27  0:18 ` sbelmont700
2012-04-27 16:04   ` Shark8
2012-04-27 21:11     ` sbelmont700
2012-04-27 23:18       ` Randy Brukardt
2012-04-27 23:40         ` sbelmont700
2012-04-28  2:17           ` Adam Beneschan
2012-04-28  8:03           ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-04-29  3:20       ` Shark8
2012-04-29 15:42         ` sbelmont700
2012-04-29 23:29           ` Shark8
2012-04-30  2:00             ` sbelmont700
2012-04-27 23:03   ` Randy Brukardt
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2012-04-27  5:36   ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2012-04-27 10:59 ` Martin
2012-04-27 17:05   ` Simon Wright
2012-04-30  7:28     ` Martin
2012-05-01  2:45       ` Randy Brukardt
2012-05-01  7:28         ` Martin
2012-05-01 17:15           ` Shark8
2012-05-01 18:13             ` Jeffrey Carter
2012-05-01 19:30             ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-05-01 20:23             ` Robert A Duff
2012-05-01 21:53               ` tmoran
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     [not found]                   ` <JYOdnei1xPFt8D3SnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@earthlink.com>
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2012-05-15  7:58                       ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-05-16  0:05                         ` Randy Brukardt
2012-05-17 19:48                       ` Niklas Holsti
2012-05-18  4:28                         ` Randy Brukardt
2012-05-17 14:40                 ` Niklas Holsti
2012-05-17 17:12                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-05-07  6:33   ` ytomino
2012-05-07 22:34     ` Niklas Holsti
2012-05-08  0:48       ` Randy Brukardt
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2012-05-10  7:44                 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
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2012-05-16  0:19                   ` Randy Brukardt
2012-05-17 22:01                     ` Niklas Holsti
2012-05-18  4:35                       ` Randy Brukardt
2012-05-16  7:39                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-05-10  6:45       ` ytomino
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     [not found]             ` <0o59v7djiffnl7sqdpp2uiso78oa9hb8sb@invalid.netcom.com>
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2012-07-05  7:53                     ` shai.lesh
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2012-07-06  0:48                         ` John B. Matthews
2012-07-05  8:30                       ` georg bauhaus
2012-07-05 11:57                         ` shai.lesh
2012-07-05 12:11                           ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2012-07-05 12:21                             ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2012-07-05 13:07                               ` shai.lesh
2012-07-05 14:08                                 ` Nasser M. Abbasi
2012-07-05 15:51                                   ` Ada novice
2012-07-05 15:55                   ` johnscpg
2012-07-05 16:57                     ` Simon Wright
2012-07-05 17:36                       ` shai.lesh
2012-07-06 12:07                       ` Ada novice
2012-07-06 15:29                         ` Simon Wright
2012-07-12  6:02                           ` Egil Høvik
2012-07-12  8:29                             ` Simon Wright
2012-07-12  9:00                               ` Egil Høvik
2012-07-12 12:44                                 ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-07-12 13:20                                   ` Egil Høvik
2012-07-12 15:53                                   ` Adam Beneschan
2012-07-12 16:34                                     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-07-12 17:35                                     ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-07-19  6:44                                     ` David Thompson
2012-07-19 18:22                                       ` Simon Wright
2012-07-20  6:20                                         ` Georg Bauhaus
2012-07-27 19:49                                           ` Ada novice
2012-07-12  9:47                               ` Nasser M. Abbasi
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2012-06-30 21:06         ` Brian Drummond
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2012-07-01  8:28             ` Pascal Obry
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2012-07-01 10:57             ` Brian Drummond
2012-07-01 12:46               ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2012-07-03  0:53               ` Randy Brukardt
2012-06-30 15:51   ` Robert A Duff
2012-06-30 17:37     ` Brian Drummond
2012-06-30 18:09       ` Robert A Duff
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2012-07-01 10:47         ` Brian Drummond
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2012-07-13 11:13     ` Martin
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