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,fa2cc518ef3b992c X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Tarjei T. Jensen" Subject: Re: scripting/extension language for Ada (we have an opportunity here) Date: 2000/02/11 Message-ID: <880gpk$fv04@ftp.kvaerner.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 584464201 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <389207CC.C16D80E8@averstar.com> <38971028.BB16D8A2@earthlink.net> <3899F757.FAE131B3@free.fr> <389D43A6.786C7B79@free.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2120.0 Organization: Kv�rner Group IT Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-02-11T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: 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,