Re: The greatest feature of the language is ....

["Pat Rogers" <progers@NOclasswideSPAM.com>]

"Lao Xiao Hai" <laoxhai@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:39E3BB29.93C4BFB9@ix.netcom.com...
>
> Pat Rogers wrote:
>
> > I've received a number of adverts from Bertrand Meyer's company
> > offering courses in .NET and associated technology.  Apparently
he's
> > gotten Eiffel into the mainstream of Microsoft's plans (not as
their
> > primary language of course, but as one of many available).
Anybody
> > know more about how this works, and how Ada could fit in?

<snip>

> This is a real opportunity for ACT or one of the other Ada compiler
publishers.
> The .NET initiative is not the same as Microsoft Bob or some other
failed
> efforts of earlier years.   I think it is important to have Ada a
part of this.
> The desktop market is not going away and we need a higher level of
visibility there.

Can you describe what .NET actually is?  I had thought it to be what
comes before "vaporware" -- ie, "projectorware".  How do languages fit
in?

Thanks!

Pat