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=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.107.16.81 with SMTP id y78mr6394283ioi.36.1477718846677; Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:27:26 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.157.36.230 with SMTP id z93mr2149587ota.5.1477718846651; Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:27:26 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!q124no154789itd.0!news-out.google.com!i74ni1244itb.0!nntp.google.com!q124no154786itd.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:27:26 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2a02:120b:2c4c:6700:11eb:9e3d:33b1:10f8; posting-account=gRqrnQkAAAAC_02ynnhqGk1VRQlve6ZG NNTP-Posting-Host: 2a02:120b:2c4c:6700:11eb:9e3d:33b1:10f8 References: User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Ah, Usenet. How I Missed You. From: gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com Injection-Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 05:27:26 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:32195 Date: 2016-10-28T22:27:26-07:00 List-Id: > Either way, so far Ada has both the "retro" cool factor of some of the > oldest programming languages, as well as the "underrated" cool factor, of a > language that has significant advantages in its intended uses. Actually this "retro" factor is a perception due to the fact that older languages are still more widespread. Like some music bands of the '60s, the oldest have a special right of being eternally young ;-)... "underrated" => "retro", it's how fashion works! _________________________ Gautier's Ada programming http://sf.net/users/gdemont/