Re: "is ada dead?" A challenge for all of us?

["DuckE" <nospam_steved94@home.com>]

"McDoobie" <chris@dont.spam.me> wrote in message
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> Heres a challenge...one that I'm taking up myself. For each Ada developer
> in the group here to find a piece of software that they like and find
useful,
> and do thier own little re-implementation of it in Ada95, with all the
little
> benefits that Ada95 offers implemented in addition to what comes standard
> with the application.
>
> Personally, I think the server side is where this type of challenge would
> truly show Ada95 for the gem that I've found it to be.
>
> It doesnt have to be a huge project. Just a something simple. An email
app,
> a database frontend/client, blah blah blah.
>
> Then we can submit those new applications to the Open Source community,
> or do whatever else with them.
>
> Anyways, I figure if the developer likes the application and finds it
useful,
> then it shouldn't be too hard for them to develope interest in doing thier
> own little implementation.
>
> What do you think?

This would be especially profound if the application you clone is
notoriously buggy and you provide a solid version.

SteveD

>
> McDoobie
> chris@dont.spam.me