RE: BORLAND ADA

[michael.hagerty@nitelog.com (Michael Hagerty)]

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On Thu, 23 Feb 1995, Jean D Ichbiah responded to David Weller:

JI> Ada has a future only if a bridge to faster development tools and
  > frameworks (such as OWL) can be established.  Without this kind
  > of bridge, Ada will not be cost-effective for developing Windows
  > applications.  If Ada ends up not being a cost-effective  way to
  > develop, how will anyone be able to continue supporting Ada?

Amen, brother...

JI> Object Pascal may be a lesser language than Ada, but with the Delphi
  > environment, its tools, and its components, developing applications in
  > it will be much more cost-effective than with current Ada environment
  > (my past association with Alsys prevent me from commenting  on ActivAda).

I was one of the first 1000 people on the second day of Software Development
'95 and scarfed a gamma copy of Delphi.  I was so impressed by what it does
and its level of integration that I immediately hopped over to Programmer's
Paradise to order a copy of the GA edition.  I covet an Ada compiler with
half that level of integration, but I am realistic enough to realize that
I won't be seeing one in my lifetime...

Regards, Mikey

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