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From: Brian Drummond <brian@shapes.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Ada code/design review help
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:19:19 +0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:14:55 -0400, Stephen Leake wrote:

> JJS <jsquirek1@student.gsu.edu> writes:
> 
>> Hello, I'am very early in the process of making a media layer for Ada
>> and would like some comments on design and style. I have never done a
>> project quite as involved or large as this so I am unsure of myself
>> (e.g. if I am violating any standard practice).
>>
>> As it stands, it is a couple thousand lines (window handling, input,
>> and cpu information) and it is only on win32, although I have plans to
>> continue on to other platforms.
> 
> How does this differ from GtkAda or QtAda?

Apart from being Windows only...

Perhaps it doesn't rely on a huge C or C++ toolkit like GTK or QT as a 
layer between the Ada code and Windows (or X11 if he goes multiplatform 
later).

In any case, if you are suggesting he study GTKAda etc before investing a 
huge effort, in case either of them offer anything he could re-use, I 
would agree.

- Brian