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From: "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>
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Subject: Re: C# new features (v.7)
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 14:19:51 -0600
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"Luke A. Guest" <laguest@archeia.com> wrote in message 
news:1746994446.503570059.968027.laguest-archeia.com@nntp.aioe.org...
> Randy Brukardt <randy@rrsoftware.com> wrote:
>> "Wesley Pan" <wesley.y.pan@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:276a2153-b81f-4e19-9615-530e798e5798@googlegroups.com...
>>> I have no doubt that Ada's exposure to the masses would have been
>>> greatly helped if people could make iOS apps with Ada when iPhones
>>> first became popular.
>>
>> Given that Apple wouldn't allow apps in the iTunes store unless they are
>> written in one of their "approved" languages and implementations, the 
>> odds
>
> No longer the case. Any language is allowed now.

Sure. But the OP said "when iPhones first became popular". Wasn't possible 
then.

                                 Randy.

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