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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c78684b2d4add105 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-10-12 06:57:52 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!wn14feed!wn13feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi_feed4!attbi.com!rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Freejack Subject: Re: Feasibility/Requirements/Wishes of xAL (was: Standard Library Interest?) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Pan/0.11.4 (Unix) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Comment-To: "Ching Bon Lam" NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.245.85.50 X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-Trace: rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net 1065967071 12.245.85.50 (Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:57:51 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:57:51 GMT Organization: Comcast Online Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:57:51 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:732 Date: 2003-10-12T13:57:51+00:00 List-Id: Has anyone considered developing a Lightweight Formal Method for creating the Library? i.e. Check out this link .... http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2003/01/george.html Perhaps a similiar approach would help in developing a good Ada Standard Library. Formal specs would aid in quality control, yet making them "Lightweight" allow more room for those intimidated by formal requirements. Thoughts? Freejack