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=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "J-P. Rosen" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: How to make Ada popular. Get rid of ";" at end of statement. Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:31:28 +0200 Organization: Adalog Message-ID: References: <5d9a8728-3c5b-4caf-b765-a455ba4d3523@googlegroups.com> <5fb45b9c-d7da-447c-999e-0e8bcce2eed5@googlegroups.com> <57f9cc27-1817-4a33-ba9e-12f38dafe27a@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 20:31:27 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="359d66319cf87e937d68e197fc2cf38b"; logging-data="19315"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19kWGIlbqkML70eLLYWMjwX" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.8.0 Cancel-Lock: sha1:OKip50ZfJhkih+HLRqXoWeu27q8= In-Reply-To: <57f9cc27-1817-4a33-ba9e-12f38dafe27a@googlegroups.com> Content-Language: fr Openpgp: preference=signencrypt Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:56931 Date: 2019-07-24T22:31:28+02:00 List-Id: Le 24/07/2019 à 21:52, Ingo M. a écrit : > Regarding the complexity of Ada, M. Ben Ari has a good explanation: > > "The Ada language is complex because it is intended for developing complex systems, and its advantages are only apparent if you are designing and developing such a system. Then, and only then, will you have to face numerous dilemmas, and you will be grateful for the Ada constructs that help you resolve them: ..." > I wouldn't say that Ada is complex. It is big, it is rich, but it is very consistent. The first step is higher than for other languages, but once you understand the principles and passed that first step, there are few surprises. -- J-P. Rosen Adalog 2 rue du Docteur Lombard, 92441 Issy-les-Moulineaux CEDEX Tel: +33 1 45 29 21 52, Fax: +33 1 45 29 25 00 http://www.adalog.fr