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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,47bc849aad30d586 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-01 10:49:17 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.usenet-edu.net!usenet-edu.net!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Robert C. Leif" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: A standard package for config files is needed Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 10:48:03 -0700 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1022953756 97494 137.194.161.2 (1 Jun 2002 17:49:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 17:49:16 +0000 (UTC) Return-Path: X-Envelope-From: rleif@rleif.com X-Envelope-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <3CF8F895.3050706@telepath.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:25164 Date: 2002-06-01T10:48:03-07:00 From: Bob Leif To: Ted Dennison et al. I agree about "bandwagon" argument. However, this time the Ada community can use it to our advantage. Ada has a good fit with XML; Java does not. If we go along with XML for the Web, we obviate the need for Java. To put it bluntly, we get down to two reasonably compatible languages. Otherwise, Ada is the odd woman left out. This is a question of strategic marketing NOT technology. Ada could probably implement and improve upon most of XML; however, this is NOT going to happen. Because of market pressures, we have had to interface to Windows. A totally Ada solution would have been possible; but did not happen. In fact, the easiest way to work with Windows is R&R CLAW, because CLAW has the great virtue of being a thick binding, which hides Windows. -----Original Message----- From: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org [mailto:comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org] On Behalf Of Ted Dennison Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 9:39 AM To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Subject: Re: A standard package for config files is needed Robert C. Leif wrote: > From: Bob Leif > To: Ted Dennison et al. > Microsoft, SUN, and IBM are converts. For instance, one can import an > XML file into Excel. If I were susceptable to the "bandwagon" argument, I wouldn't be using Ada.