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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,7eaf9f2597de2259 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-11 07:36:34 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: on package naming, should the word "_pkg" be part of it? Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:24:37 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9q4a37$npd$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9q25ec0248o@drn.newsguy.com> <9q421v0bbg@drn.newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1002810279 24365 136.170.200.133 (11 Oct 2001 14:24:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Oct 2001 14:24:39 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14265 Date: 2001-10-11T14:24:39+00:00 List-Id: The language syntax cannot keep changing to suit the whims of every single possible user. Today it would be OO-types that want object.method syntax. Tomorrow, who else will be standing in line saying "I'd use Ada, but only if they eliminate that begin-end thing in favor of {}"? Pretty soon, instead of syntactic-sugar, you've got syntactic-s**t. The syntax of the language should only be changed in the face of some fundamental flaw that makes it impossible (or at least extremely difficult) to get some important, new capability. The language is what it is. If OO-programmers won't use it without object.method and C/C++ programmers won't use it without {} or #include, then so be it. It shouldn't be modified just because someone prefers a different syntax. Perhaps we can suggest writing a pre-processor? MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Lutz Donnerhacke" wrote in message news:slrn9sb4q1.hv.lutz@taranis.iks-jena.de... > * Robert*@ wrote: > >We can argue this for many years to come. Technical discussions on this > >mean very little any more. At the end of the day, if you want more people > >to use Ada, Ada must implements the class construct and allow programmers > >to use object.method(). > > I do not want people to use Ada if they do not like it. They will find a > grain of salt in every line and spread bad rumors about this language.