Re: When will next Ada revision be? (83, 95, ?)

[Brian Rogoff <bpr@shell5.ba.best.com>]

On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Nick Williams wrote:
> Brian Rogoff wrote
> 
> 
> > Check out the discussion here over the last few weeks. As long as
> you're > wishing, how about merging OO features and protected types,
> removing the > restriction on protected types calling blocking
> operations, etc...?
> 
> With regard to the former; did you by any chance read the article on 
> that precise subject in the current issue of the ACM's Transactions on 
> Programming Languages and Systems (May 2000)?

Unfortunately, I haven't read it yet, but it's in the queue. It's amazing
how much less time I have for programming with a two year old running
around the house. 

I have been studied Tucker Taft's AI on the issue, where I saw the ref to
the TOPLAS article. 

> If so, what do you think of the authors' approach? If not, I hope the 
> reference will be of some interest...

Thanks, it's certainly of general interest. I'll post more on the topic
when I've read that article and I've seen the other proposal based on it.  

-- Brian