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,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ea8ea502d35ca2ce X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-10 08:31:26 PST Path: newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Beginner's Ide From: charleshixson@earthling.net (Charles Hixson) References: <9cukad$nn68@news-dxb> <9d6b6e$1bt$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9d867n$ort13@news.kvaerner.com> <9d8st9$t2r$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <7p1hfto4sa6d4sek62ipntjsrvaqsvodtt@4ax.com> Organization: Mandala Fluteworks Message-ID: User-Agent: Xnews/M3 Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 15:31:26 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 198.94.156.19 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 989508686 198.94.156.19 (Thu, 10 May 2001 08:31:26 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 08:31:26 PDT X-Received-Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 08:29:50 PDT (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: newsfeed.google.com comp.lang.ada:7479 Date: 2001-05-10T15:31:26+00:00 List-Id: Pascal Obry wrote in : > >... >Sure, you just need a PIII 800Mhz with lots of memory to >start working with a decent environment :) > >Pascal. > Well, Java does have a bit of overhead, but PCGrasp doesn't recognize the current GNAT, so I could hardly recommend that without an appropriate context. And it isn't exactly portable. I suppose that someday I may learn EMACS well enough to understand why some people recommend it, but everytime I've looked at it so far, I've bounced into an easier way to do the job. (And I *do* like syntax highlighting.) If I were just working in Linux there would probably be several choices, but wanting a portable IDE (which *I* do) makes it more difficult. -- Charles Hixson Copy software legally, the GNU way! Use GNU software, and legally make and share copies of software. See http://www.gnu.org http://www.redhat.com http://www.linux-mandrake.com http://www.calderasystems.com/ http://www.linuxapps.com/