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=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,72df971449cd9b02 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-16 08:38:09 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!skynet.be!isdnet!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "David Botton" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada95 and .NET Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 11:26:18 -0400 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: References: <3AD1D5FC.2880536D@t-online.de> Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 987435136 78642 137.194.161.2 (16 Apr 2001 15:32:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 15:32:16 +0000 (UTC) To: Return-Path: X-pair-Authenticated: 63.161.15.130 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.3 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:6918 Date: 2001-04-16T11:26:18-04:00 As was pointed out, using GNATCOM you already have access to .NET's GUI and common runtime library. Granted that doing so may be considered by you a bit of a "Kludge" since it is being accessed through COM instead of by interpreted C# code. I would though say Ada is not exactly in the backseet for .NET support. A true .NET port is certainly a thought in many peoples mind and a fairly realistic project since .NET is not much more then MS's old JVM with a twist or two. A little work and JGNAT could be singing .NET. I think that when the time is ripe there will be commercial and/or volunteer Ada.NETs running around. David Botton ----- Original Message ----- From: "William J. Thomas" > If doing so would by any means give Ada an early in-road to a new market, or > put Ada in a position of being 'out in front' or 'just in time' for a > change, then you can almost bet that it will be a good two years ( or > however long it takes to possibly have no positive impact at all) before you > will see an implementation for the .NET platform. And when you do see Ada > on the .NET platform you can be sure it will be some kludged superficial > hack that requires contortions, cranks, and incantations to fire up just a > Console application. An implementation that fully embraces the .NET concepts > along with a full blown 'state of the art' kick ass GUI builder, well..... > Just be thankful that you have Ada for embedded systems and leave the .NET > GUI world to C#.