* Ada for the JVM - publicity
@ 2001-08-28 13:11 Ehud Lamm
2001-08-29 18:13 ` Samuel T. Harris
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From: Ehud Lamm @ 2001-08-28 13:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
An analysis of various language tools targetting hte JVM
(http://www.objectwatch.com/issue_33.htm), resulted in a list of only eight
"Possibly Commercial Languages (non-Java) ." of these eight, two (25%) are
Ada compilers. Alas, the the article goes on to say:
<quote>
* AppletMagic, a compiler of Ada 95. I was unable to get any information on
this product.
* JGNAT, another compiler of ADA 95 from Ada Core Technologies. I spoke to
Nancy Cruz at Ada Core Technologies who told me this work was funded by the
Defense Department. She promised me a list of customers using this product
within 15 minutes, but, as of press time (five days later) has not followed
through.
</quote>
It would be great to learn more here, if not from the web page, about real
world users.
It may also be worthwhile, marketing-wise, to have that page updated with
more information.
--
Ehud Lamm mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il
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* Re: Ada for the JVM - publicity
2001-08-28 13:11 Ada for the JVM - publicity Ehud Lamm
@ 2001-08-29 18:13 ` Samuel T. Harris
2001-08-29 18:52 ` Gary Scott
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From: Samuel T. Harris @ 2001-08-29 18:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
Ehud Lamm wrote:
>
> An analysis of various language tools targetting hte JVM
> (http://www.objectwatch.com/issue_33.htm), resulted in a list of only eight
> "Possibly Commercial Languages (non-Java) ." of these eight, two (25%) are
> Ada compilers. Alas, the the article goes on to say:
>
> <quote>
> * AppletMagic, a compiler of Ada 95. I was unable to get any information on
> this product.
A simple search via goto.com yields many references, the first
of which takes me directly to the appropriate one. I guess the
author had better things to do.
>
> * JGNAT, another compiler of ADA 95 from Ada Core Technologies. I spoke to
> Nancy Cruz at Ada Core Technologies who told me this work was funded by the
> Defense Department. She promised me a list of customers using this product
> within 15 minutes, but, as of press time (five days later) has not followed
> through.
> </quote>
Since the author could not take the time to an search for appletmagic,
it is not surprising that he would not take time to check-back with
references. Note that ACT was not the only source which "failed"
to respond before press time.
>
> It would be great to learn more here, if not from the web page, about real
> world users.
> It may also be worthwhile, marketing-wise, to have that page updated with
> more information.
>
> --
> Ehud Lamm mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il
--
Samuel T. Harris, Senior Software Engineer II
Raytheon, Aerospace Engineering Services
"If you can make it, We can fake it!"
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* Re: Ada for the JVM - publicity
2001-08-29 18:13 ` Samuel T. Harris
@ 2001-08-29 18:52 ` Gary Scott
2001-08-29 21:29 ` Ehud Lamm
2001-08-29 19:08 ` Ed Falis
2001-08-29 21:28 ` Ehud Lamm
2 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Gary Scott @ 2001-08-29 18:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
Of notable absence also is REXX. A large percentage of Mainframe JBC is
actually written in REXX rather than Java (it's so much easier).
"Samuel T. Harris" wrote:
>
> Ehud Lamm wrote:
> >
> > An analysis of various language tools targetting hte JVM
> > (http://www.objectwatch.com/issue_33.htm), resulted in a list of only eight
> > "Possibly Commercial Languages (non-Java) ." of these eight, two (25%) are
> > Ada compilers. Alas, the the article goes on to say:
> >
> > <quote>
> > * AppletMagic, a compiler of Ada 95. I was unable to get any information on
> > this product.
>
> A simple search via goto.com yields many references, the first
> of which takes me directly to the appropriate one. I guess the
> author had better things to do.
>
> >
> > * JGNAT, another compiler of ADA 95 from Ada Core Technologies. I spoke to
> > Nancy Cruz at Ada Core Technologies who told me this work was funded by the
> > Defense Department. She promised me a list of customers using this product
> > within 15 minutes, but, as of press time (five days later) has not followed
> > through.
> > </quote>
>
> Since the author could not take the time to an search for appletmagic,
> it is not surprising that he would not take time to check-back with
> references. Note that ACT was not the only source which "failed"
> to respond before press time.
>
> >
> > It would be great to learn more here, if not from the web page, about real
> > world users.
> > It may also be worthwhile, marketing-wise, to have that page updated with
> > more information.
> >
> > --
> > Ehud Lamm mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il
>
> --
> Samuel T. Harris, Senior Software Engineer II
> Raytheon, Aerospace Engineering Services
> "If you can make it, We can fake it!"
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* Re: Ada for the JVM - publicity
2001-08-29 18:13 ` Samuel T. Harris
2001-08-29 18:52 ` Gary Scott
@ 2001-08-29 19:08 ` Ed Falis
2001-08-29 21:28 ` Ehud Lamm
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From: Ed Falis @ 2001-08-29 19:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
"Samuel T. Harris" wrote:
>
> Ehud Lamm wrote:
> >
> > An analysis of various language tools targetting hte JVM
> > (http://www.objectwatch.com/issue_33.htm), resulted in a list of only eight
> > "Possibly Commercial Languages (non-Java) ." of these eight, two (25%) are
> > Ada compilers. Alas, the the article goes on to say:
> >
> > <quote>
> > * AppletMagic, a compiler of Ada 95. I was unable to get any information on
> > this product.
>
> A simple search via goto.com yields many references, the first
> of which takes me directly to the appropriate one. I guess the
> author had better things to do.
I sent the author a note yesterday describing how both AppletMagic and
JGNAT fulfilled his list of requirements for language-neutrality on the
JVM.
- Ed
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* Re: Ada for the JVM - publicity
2001-08-29 18:13 ` Samuel T. Harris
2001-08-29 18:52 ` Gary Scott
2001-08-29 19:08 ` Ed Falis
@ 2001-08-29 21:28 ` Ehud Lamm
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From: Ehud Lamm @ 2001-08-29 21:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
Just to clarify: I didn't mean to imply that the Ada compiler vevdors are at
fault here.
Ehud
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* Re: Ada for the JVM - publicity
2001-08-29 18:52 ` Gary Scott
@ 2001-08-29 21:29 ` Ehud Lamm
2001-08-30 13:25 ` Gary Scott
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From: Ehud Lamm @ 2001-08-29 21:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
Gary Scott <Gary.L.Scott@lmtas.lmco.com> wrote in message
news:3B8D39F3.3BC83BD4@lmtas.lmco.com...
> Of notable absence also is REXX. A large percentage of Mainframe JBC is
> actually written in REXX rather than Java (it's so much easier).
That would be NetRexx, I assume.
Ehud Lamm
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* Re: Ada for the JVM - publicity
2001-08-29 21:29 ` Ehud Lamm
@ 2001-08-30 13:25 ` Gary Scott
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From: Gary Scott @ 2001-08-30 13:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
Yes.
Ehud Lamm wrote:
>
> Gary Scott <Gary.L.Scott@lmtas.lmco.com> wrote in message
> news:3B8D39F3.3BC83BD4@lmtas.lmco.com...
> > Of notable absence also is REXX. A large percentage of Mainframe JBC is
> > actually written in REXX rather than Java (it's so much easier).
>
> That would be NetRexx, I assume.
>
> Ehud Lamm
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