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=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, HELO_NO_DOMAIN,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_NONE,SPOOFED_FREEMAIL_NO_RDNS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,bc1361a952ec75ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-30 05:53:17 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!skynet.be!freenix!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Gautier Write-only-address" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: How to make Ada a dominant language Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 12:51:12 +0000 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; format=flowed X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 996497562 96326 137.194.161.2 (30 Jul 2001 12:52:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 12:52:42 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Return-Path: X-Originating-IP: [194.40.39.20] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Jul 2001 12:51:12.0281 (UTC) FILETIME=[4FCB0090:01C118F6] Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 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: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10734 Date: 2001-07-30T12:51:12+00:00 >There is nothing fundamentally wrong with it. It is just unnatural and >awkward, even if long-time Ada programmers are so used to it they think >it is natural. The other syntax seems more natural to you because you are used to it. Program some years in Ada and you'll see it more neutraly. For me the Ada syntax has a visual advantage because when you have a bunch of variables, you see their name first blabla... trucmuche... bidule... instead of integer... integer... integer... but you'll certainly say that it is so because my eye is used to look at the 1st word ;-) If you look for a *really* popular languages, don't look at C, Python or other used mostly by IT people. Look at Visual Basic, maybe. G. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp