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,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham 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 08:38:33 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!pln-e!spln!dex!extra.newsguy.com!newsp.newsguy.com!drn From: Robert*@ Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: on package naming, should the word Date: 11 Oct 2001 08:18:29 -0700 Organization: Newsguy News Service [http://newsguy.com] Message-ID: <9q4d850163k@drn.newsguy.com> References: <9q25ec0248o@drn.newsguy.com> <9q421v0bbg@drn.newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: p-181.newsdawg.com X-Newsreader: Direct Read News 2.90 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14278 Date: 2001-10-11T08:18:29-07:00 List-Id: In article , Ted says... > >If you take that stance, we *will* argue this for many years to come. The only >indisputable problem with Method(Object) is that it isn't what C++ does. that is where you are wrong. the class construct is the basic construct in OO as commonly used. Ada does not have it. It is that simple. Ada does do OO, but not using the common OO notation. You can argue for years which is the better notation, but the fact remains that the Java/C++ notation for OO is the common and the popular one and the one most programmer are used to, not the Ada notation. of course, Ada does not have to change, and Ada will remain not popular. If this is Ok with the Ada community, it is Ok with me. I have nothing at all to gain by Ada becomming more popular or less popular, I am only giving you my opinion of what will make Ada more popular and make it more used.