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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.13.203.142 with SMTP id n136mr8277391ywd.28.1437147675923; Fri, 17 Jul 2015 08:41:15 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.50.122.40 with SMTP id lp8mr277634igb.0.1437147675879; Fri, 17 Jul 2015 08:41:15 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!peer03.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!69no284776qgl.1!news-out.google.com!t2ni13461igk.0!nntp.google.com!pg9no1613830igb.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 08:41:15 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <42e08445-f9f9-4181-8425-57d829656f3a@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=112.203.230.68; posting-account=7jTbjwoAAADuqLe9GO_M9l_Emer5tqxR NNTP-Posting-Host: 112.203.230.68 References: <084c0dc7-ae74-4cb8-b1fe-78f42de94291@googlegroups.com> <42e08445-f9f9-4181-8425-57d829656f3a@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <8958ffcb-dbc8-45d1-9293-8172ce179748@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Weakness of Ada is expensive / security / etc. ? Anything else? From: Trish Cayetano Injection-Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:41:15 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Received-Bytes: 2866 X-Received-Body-CRC: 1417843116 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:26846 Date: 2015-07-17T08:41:15-07:00 List-Id: On Friday, July 17, 2015 at 8:54:14 PM UTC+8, David Botton wrote: > > Weaknesses > > - Ada complete language is too complex. True or False? If true, how? >=20 > Your kidding right? Ada is readable and except for the ridiculous OO synt= ax fairly intuitive and easier to grasp the big picture than most languages= . Have you looked at C++ lately? Or the new king of complex (almost everyth= ing can be express in like 10 freakishly different ways Nim? >=20 > > - Ada requires expensive compilers for large systems=20 >=20 > FSF GNAT is a solid free open source professional compiler. Support servi= ces available from AdaCore for large or critical systems is _reasonable_ fo= r the market (the fact that they try and hamper the other markets doesn't c= hange their quality of service and reasonable pricing for their niche marke= t.) >=20 > > - Ada lacks that web presence greatly. comp.lang.ada is the only locati= on on the internet with an active Ada community. >=20 > Having a central source is a strength not a weakness. However there are a= ctually 4 active discussion groups for Ada, not including OpenStack, etc. C= omp.Lang.Ada (The Ada Community Home), #Ada on FreeNode (very active cool p= eople), Google Groups Ada, and actually the Linkedin Ada group. >=20 > Check http://GetAdaNow.com, http://LearnAdaNow.com and http://JoinAdaNow.= com for more resources. >=20 > > - How is security a weakness? (Strength can be a weakness too?) >=20 > You tell me..... You are the one asking the questions. >=20 > David Botton Thanks for the feedback and helpful links, David!