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From: "Tarjei T. Jensen" <tarjei.jensen@kvaerner.com>
Subject: Re: scripting/extension language for Ada (we have an opportunity here)
Date: 2000/02/11
Date: 2000-02-11T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <880gpk$fv04@ftp.kvaerner.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: u1z6kivuq.fsf@infomatch.com


Ray Blaak wrote:
>I actually like Perl a fair bit, since at least one can take the trouble to
>write clear code and it is powerful.


According to the December issue of Linux Journal the use of Python is
increasing rapidly. Supposedly because of a reduced ETS (Effort To Solution)
compared to Perl.

I think it would be possible to write a command interpreter in Ada which could
do useful stuff. Ideally it should work like Rexx (which really needs to be
cleaned up) when embedded. I like the way Rexx can be used to enhance OS/2, but
think parts of the syntax and semantics stinks.

If the Ada community can create a command interpreter which can be extended at
the user level without having to re-link or recompile then we have a winner.
Especially if it can be used embedded into applications. It will simply be too
conventient and powerful to ignore.


Greetings,







  parent reply	other threads:[~2000-02-11  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-01-27  0:00 tagged types extensions - language design question Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-27  0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
2000-01-28  0:00   ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-28  0:00     ` Andy
2000-01-28  0:00       ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-29  0:00         ` Andy
2000-01-31  0:00           ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-27  0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-27  0:00   ` Charles Hixson
2000-01-28  0:00   ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-28  0:00     ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-28  0:00       ` Charles Hixson
2000-01-28  0:00         ` Matthew Heaney
2000-02-01  0:00           ` Charles Hixson
2000-02-01  0:00             ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-29  0:00       ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-29  0:00         ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-29  0:00         ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-31  0:00           ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-31  0:00             ` Matthew Heaney
2000-01-31  0:00               ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-01-27  0:00 ` Fraser
2000-01-28  0:00 ` Tucker Taft
2000-01-31  0:00   ` Vladimir Olensky
2000-02-01  0:00   ` Charles Hixson
2000-02-01  0:00     ` Matthew Heaney
2000-02-01  0:00       ` Brian Rogoff
2000-02-03  0:00         ` scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged types extensions) root
2000-02-03  0:00           ` Brian Rogoff
2000-02-04  0:00             ` Ray Blaak
2000-02-04  0:00               ` Robert A Duff
2000-02-05  0:00                 ` Ehud Lamm
2000-02-05  0:00                 ` blaak
2000-02-05  0:00                   ` Brian Rogoff
2000-02-09  0:00                   ` Robert A Duff
2000-02-09  0:00                     ` Ted Dennison
2000-02-10  0:00                       ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-10  0:00                 ` Pascal Martin
2000-02-10  0:00                   ` Ray Blaak
2000-02-11  0:00                     ` David Starner
2000-02-12  0:00                       ` blaak
2000-02-15  0:00                         ` Brian Rogoff
2000-02-12  0:00                       ` Pascal Martin
2000-02-11  0:00                     ` Tarjei T. Jensen [this message]
2000-02-11  0:00                       ` scripting/extension language for Ada (we have an opportunity here) Robert I. Eachus
2000-02-12  0:00                         ` Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen
2000-02-12  0:00                           ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-14  0:00                             ` Robert A Duff
2000-02-15  0:00                               ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-16  0:00                                 ` Robert A Duff
2000-02-16  0:00                                   ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-16  0:00                                     ` Robert A Duff
2000-02-17  0:00                                       ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-12  0:00                           ` root
2000-02-12  0:00                         ` Pascal Martin
2000-02-13  0:00                           ` Robert I. Eachus
2000-02-16  0:00                             ` scripting/extension ... [off topic] Nick Roberts
2000-02-16  0:00                               ` Ray Blaak
2000-02-12  0:00                         ` scripting/extension language for Ada (we have an opportunity here) Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-12  0:00                         ` blaak
2000-02-14  0:00                     ` scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged types extensions) Robert A Duff
2000-02-04  0:00               ` Stanley R. Allen
2000-02-04  0:00                 ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-05  0:00                   ` Lionel Draghi
2000-02-05  0:00                     ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-06  0:00                       ` Lionel Draghi
2000-02-06  0:00                       ` Bryce Bardin
2000-02-08  0:00                         ` Samuel T. Harris
2000-02-05  0:00                 ` Lionel Draghi
2000-02-05  0:00                 ` Ray Blaak
2000-02-05  0:00             ` scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged typesextensions) Lionel Draghi
2000-02-05  0:00           ` scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged types extensions) Ehud Lamm
2000-02-06  0:00             ` Lionel Draghi
2000-02-06  0:00               ` Ehud Lamm
2000-02-06  0:00               ` scripting/extension language for Ada Terry Westley
2000-02-09  0:00               ` scripting/extension language for Ada (was : Re: tagged types extensions) Robert A Duff
2000-01-31  0:00 ` tagged types extensions - language design question Mark Lundquist
2000-02-01  0:00   ` Ehud Lamm
2000-02-01  0:00   ` Simon Wright
2000-02-01  0:00   ` Vladimir Olensky
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