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From: Karl Stromberg <karlps@blander.no>
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Subject: Re: Newcomers to comp.lang.ada: welcome and how did you end up here ?
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2014 09:59:51 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2014-11-09, HerrDoktor <herrdoktor@fumanchu.com> wrote:
>>
>> There is active projects for Modula 2 and Modula 3. Did you want Modula 2
>> or just something like Modula 2?
>
> Actually more something like Modula 2 but I know of course that the 
> compiler development for Modula 2 is dead.

No. Compiler development for Modula 2 is not dead. As I say there is active
projects for this including gnu Modula 2. See gm2.org. And you can look to
Modula 3 for active development too. http://www.modula3.org/

If you mean language development for Modula 2 is dead I'm also not sure of
it. I saw some projects expanding the language.

> I guess I am wha'ts called these days an Indy game developer and I need
> something that is reliable for the foreseeable future and I can't afford
> to throw my lot in with something like Modula 2. Ada is the only viable
> alternative to my knowledge. Plus I really like the built in multitasking
> feature.

Ada market today is essentially owned by one player. If Adacore will stop passing
their work to gcc developers there is no more free in beer Ada compiler.

There is no way to guarantee what is reliable for the future unless you
control all of it. gcc or Adacore can make license term changes unacceptable
for you. They can stop developing. Nothing is assured. Even if you pay they
can always go out of business. It happened before.

Karl Peter