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=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a50a3c40267219cc X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-15 12:27:49 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!opentransit.net!wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail From: "Baugereau" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Why not combine Ada and C++? Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:28:51 +0200 Organization: Wanadoo, l'internet avec France Telecom Message-ID: <9qfdbk$lae$1@wanadoo.fr> References: <3105e154.0110150021.32ff5426@posting.google.com> Reply-To: "Baugereau" NNTP-Posting-Host: afontenayssb-103-1-4-85.abo.wanadoo.fr X-Trace: wanadoo.fr 1003174068 21838 80.11.133.85 (15 Oct 2001 19:27:48 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@wanadoo.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: 15 Oct 2001 19:27:48 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:14573 Date: 2001-10-15T19:27:48+00:00 List-Id: It may seems stupid, but I think such a language would benefit from C++ postfix notation. Object.Method () insteand of Method (Object) Thus you can chain methods calls more clearly (1) and you can benefit from a better completion from your IDE (2). 1) Object.Method1().Method2() instead of Method2 (Method1 (Object)) 2) Object.Meth* gives only methods that apply to Object whereas Meth* doesn't have this information Maybe Ada people think this is a non-issue, though.