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=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f297d5b850ee1e61 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-06 05:20:59 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!out.nntp.be!propagator2-SanJose!in.nntp.be!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!harp.news.atl.earthlink.net!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada2005 clear screen etc. Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 08:04:27 -0500 Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Message-ID: References: <87f5a614.0303011527.4cb09de2@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: d1.56.be.f1 X-Server-Date: 6 Mar 2003 13:06:02 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:34969 Date: 2003-03-06T13:06:02+00:00 List-Id: Preben Randhol wrote in message news:slrnb6c38v.4h4.randhol+news@kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no... > > As a external library. I don't see the need for it. I mean next will be > that we should have some sort of GUI standard in the Ada standard. > I agree that things like this should not be in the standard. It takes too long to change the standard and libraries are too difficult for which to build a verification suite. IMHO, the answer would be for the Powers That Be (whoever is controlling the standard now plus some larger industrial users) to establish a committee to build and maintain a library of "Conventional Ada" utilities. Start with containers and move on to more specialized areas like math packages, terminal I/O packages, GUIs, etc. If you had at least *some* of the compiler vendors on board and some minimal amount of funding, Ada could end up with some really large and useful libraries of code that would offer leverage to developers and could react quickly to perceived language needs. MDC -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/ Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ a c m . o r g "Going cold turkey isn't as delicious as it sounds." -- H. Simpson ======================================================================