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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,ab0f43f65938894d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!flpi089.ffdc.sbc.com!prodigy.net!flpi088.ffdc.sbc.com!prodigy.com!flpi107.ffdc.sbc.com!nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com.POSTED!cfe18fef!not-for-mail From: Gary Scott Organization: Home User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Writing a Windows/Mac app in Ada References: <53e1de28-eeb4-431e-b27f-09b90fe6c74e@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <53e1de28-eeb4-431e-b27f-09b90fe6c74e@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.94.62.107 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com 1211054374 ST000 68.94.62.107 (Sat, 17 May 2008 15:59:34 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 15:59:34 EDT X-UserInfo1: OPXQBWCFYZRURQX[ZBCBNWX@RJ_XPDLMN@GZ_GYO^ZUDUWYAKVUOPCW[ML\JXUCKVFDYZKBMSFX^OMSAFNTINTDDMVW[X\THOPXZRVOCJTUTPC\_JSBVX\KAOTBAJBVMZTYAKMNLDI_MFDSSOLXINH__FS^\WQGHGI^C@E[A_CF\AQLDQ\BTMPLDFNVUQ_VM Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 14:59:28 -0500 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:174 Date: 2008-05-17T14:59:28-05:00 List-Id: Mike Silva wrote: > I have a commercial application I have prototyped in C++ on Windows, > and I am very tempted to write it fresh (as per Fred Brooks) in Ada at > the same time I am extending it to Mac (OS X). But I can only justify > this if the obstacles will be at a minium, whatever that might mean in > practice. This will be a business-flavored app with no multimedia but > with typical screen controls and lots of printing (with associated > WYSIWYG on the screen). So my questions are, what libraries/ > frameworks would allow me to share the most code between Windows and > Mac versions, and be easiest to pick up. > > My other question is, please tell me everything I don't already know > about such an undertaking. :-) In all seriousness, any hints or tips > on writing a multi-platform application would be greatly appreciated. > > Mike If you're starting fresh, may as well go with Fortran 95/2003 and one of the nice GUI builders like GINO or Winteracter. -- Gary Scott mailto:garylscott@sbcglobal dot net Fortran Library: http://www.fortranlib.com Support the Original G95 Project: http://www.g95.org -OR- Support the GNU GFortran Project: http://gcc.gnu.org/fortran/index.html If you want to do the impossible, don't hire an expert because he knows it can't be done. -- Henry Ford