Re: Ada 2005 vs Ada 2012

[Eryndlia Mavourneen <eryndlia@gmail.com>]

On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:40:42 AM UTC-5, Jeffrey Carter wrote:
> On 03/27/2013 04:24 AM, Peter C. Chapin wrote:
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> >
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> > That said, one of the attractions of the Barnes book is its comprehensiveness.
> 
> > Trimming back material would potentially take away from that.
> 
> Seems to me that if a comprehensive text for a language doesn't fit in a single 
> volume, that's a sign that the language has become Too Damn Big.
> 

Don't forget that the Ada "language" includes *much* within the standard that
are left to 3rd-party libraries and tools in other languages.  I have not 
looked at John Barnes' book probably since the 1980s, and so I don't really
know exactly what he covers.  I am sure, however, that adding material on 
containers and user-defined iterators, etc., will bulk things out 
considerably.  :-)   

Also, having the language proper provide facilities that make
it easier for the user of "libraries" should not be treated lightly or with 
disdain.

-- Eryndlia