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=1.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,CTE_8BIT_MISMATCH, FREEMAIL_FROM,HELO_NO_DOMAIN,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, PP_MIME_FAKE_ASCII_TEXT,RDNS_NONE,SPOOFED_FREEMAIL_NO_RDNS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,bc1361a952ec75ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-30 07:31:13 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!212.43.194.69!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!teaser.fr!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 14:29:18 +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 996503449 96686 137.194.161.2 (30 Jul 2001 14:30:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 14:30:49 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Return-Path: X-Originating-IP: [194.40.39.20] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Jul 2001 14:29:18.0345 (UTC) FILETIME=[04291790:01C11904] 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:10749 Date: 2001-07-30T14:29:18+00:00 [about spaces and tabs] Russ: >It is more than "convenient." It FORCES the programmer to use proper >indentation structure, and it assures the reader that the indentation >structure is indeed consistent with the logical structure. It is >completely in the Ada spirit of encouraging good structure and form. An editor that does it can be very comfortable, I agree. I did use a so-called GFA-BASIC that indented automatically. AdaGIDE can re-indent in one click I think. So, this is not a dramatic issue. Why add it as a language topic, when you know all the problems that come from TAB characters, their interpretation (4 or 8 jumps) and typing errors. In addition, if you let the "end" fall you can imagine the possible damages (I hope). You are crawling back all the conclusions that led to the Ada design and trying to re-invent all mistakes of the 1960s - 1970s. For your defence, you are not alone... Frankly, why don't you create a "Russ" language, with a preprocessor that translates to Ada ? So you'll be happy, famous, and Ada programmers can continue programming... __________________________________________ Gautier -- http://www.diax.ch/users/gdm/ NB: Do not answer to sender address, visit the Web site! Ne r�pondez pas � l'exp�diteur, visitez le site ouaibe! _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp