Re: Ichibah flames, and flames out over, Ada 9X

[srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)]

   With regards to the comments by Tucker and Mike, I think the original
emphasis of the posting is being overlooked.  Like it or not, Ada right now
is in a vicious competition with C++ and Smalltalk, and not doing very well.
Thus it seems to me that some purity will have to be sacrificed with
regards to Ada9X to achieve that level of commercial success necessary for
the DoD to achieve its original goals from Ada83 days.
   Looking at the people involved with Ada9X, there are very few people with
a business stake in the language (DoD types), or a great track record in
promoting Ada in the non-Mandated world (vendor types).  From the outside,
one could make the case that the Ada9X effort is doing its best to improve
the language while maintaining the status quo with regards to a language
that too many in the non-Mandated world can ignorantly, but easily, dismiss.

   I highly doubt that many on the Ada9X effort ever though the following
thought in any of their deliberations:  "If I was spending my own money on
this, what would I want".  From this point of view, the original posting's
call for more features in Ada9X that allows better competition with C++
(and Smalltalk) should be heeded.

Greg Aharonian
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