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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,4b27f494a96e0530 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!wns13feed!worldnet.att.net!attbi_s04.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "Steve" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <41637144.CB18D299@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: A community Windows binding X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.21.42.251 X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-Trace: attbi_s04 1097071444 24.21.42.251 (Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:04:04 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:04:04 GMT Organization: Comcast Online Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:04:04 GMT Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:4801 Date: 2004-10-06T14:04:04+00:00 List-Id: IMHO, The community Windows binding should not get bogged down in building a system that is compatable with other OS or windowing systems. I am a strong advocate of Ada. Ada is the best general purpose programming language I have met to date. I have met several programming languages to date, and continue to meet them (C# being the latest). I have come to the realization about making the most economic and logical choices: it doesn't matter. When OS/2 was a more stable and uniform OS, the bulk of new development went to Windows and NT, which at the time was comparatively unstable. OS/2 was a better choice... it doesn't matter. Using Ada is the best choice for much of the development done today. It doesn't matter, development is rarely done in Ada. I think that's why David Botton has been away from this list for a long period of time. For the community windows binding, I think it's best that we focus on Windows and only Windows (even though it sucks). Steve (The Duck) "Georg Bauhaus" wrote in message news:ck0l9m$3ac$2@a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de... > CBFalconer wrote: > > : I have been watching this from lurking distance, and it seems to me > : that you are all missing the point. > > I think the point is Windows programming, not general GUI > programming. There are things that make OSs and GUIs look > and feel different. In particluar, if your program uses > Windows specific features, how do you define an interface > that uses Windows specific features on *BSD/X, say? > > How would you define an interface that is capable of being > ported to _both_ Windows and 8 1/2 (the Plan 9 graphical > interface)? > > -- Georg