Re: C# new features (v.7)

["Alejandro R. Mosteo" <alejandro@mosteo.com>]

On 14/12/16 20:28, Shark8 wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 6:29:47 AM UTC-7, gautier...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> I've come across a list of new features in the upcoming version of C#.
>> Funnily, a good half are already in Ada - four of them actually already in Ada 1983 !
>
> That's really interesting, and slightly funny, and slightly sad.

It's very sad. I can't say how much I miss range-constrained numeric 
types in Java/C++. Another Ada'83-ism to be rediscovered.

And tasking? Every time I see C++ people fumbling with low-level 
semaphores I want to cry. No language (that I know) comes even near Ada 
tasks + protected combo. No wonder multithreading is sold as some kind 
of miracle when some program uses it properly.

Sad Álex.

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>> I've marked here with a '*' those items, a '.' items where I think a similar feature exists and '-' where I think the feature doesn't exist in Ada.
>> Comments and corrections are welcome.
>>
>> *  Feature # 1 - Binary literals
>> *  Feature # 2 - Digit Separators
>> *  Feature # 3 - Tuple data type now available as Value type
>> .  Feature # 4 - Out parameters now have a fluid usage
>> *  Feature # 5 - Local functions
>> .  Feature # 6 - Ref returns and ref locals
>> *  Feature # 7 - New possibility for throw expressions
>> -  Feature # 8 - New possibility for lambda expression bodied methods
>> -  Feature # 9 - Pattern matching for types
>>
>> Perhaps an Ada support by Microsoft anytime soon ?...
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> Do you have a link to this information?
>