Re: why ada is so unpopular ?

["Robert I. Eachus" <rieachus@comcast.net>]

Preben Randhol wrote:
> On 2004-01-20, Robert I. Eachus <rieachus@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>>Shrug.  I would like it if GtkAda had a more Ada-like binding. But as I 
>>said it is more than good enough so other things are higher on my 
>>priority list.
> 
> 
> Please descibe what you mean.

Exactly what I said.  There are some areas where, when I use GtkAda, I 
think "It might be nice if..."  Then when I think about it a bit more, I 
realize what a major undertaking it would take compared to the very 
minor benefit, and forget about it.  I'd mention specific cases, but as 
I said, I can't even think of any that were worth remembering. ;-)

Just in case anyone thinks I am 'damning with faint praise', there is a 
very good reason that GtkAda is currently the most used Ada graphics 
interface, and that is that it is by far the best.  There are lots of 
other things where an investment of my time may make a difference, 
excuse me if I get back to them.

Incidently when Ada0Y is finalized and compilers comform to it, I 
suspect that changing GtkAda to use interfaces and constructors in some 
areas will be well worth the effort.  But that is probably a project for 
next year, or the year after.

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