Re: Microsoft .Net, Ada should be at the head of this list

["Gerhard Häring" <gerhard@bigfoot.de>]

Robert C. Leif wrote in comp.lang.ada:
> The reason I posted this was to benefit the commercial use of Ada.

> I doubt that Microsoft would believe that Ada was a serious
> commercial threat.

Why would $ProgrammingLanguage be a threat to $Company? That doesn't
make any sense to me.

> It would be benefit the software industry and customers, if
> Microsoft by mentioning Ada, would help in the commercial
> development of Ada.

I don't see how posting wishful thinking and Ada advocacy to an Ada
newsgroup would help _anybody_, let alone software industry or
customers. Sorry to be so blunt, but that's the impression I get from
your posts. Maybe I'm too realistic, but that's an accusation I can
live with ;-)

No, I can tell you what would really help to get an Ada for .NET
compiler. If those who want it go to ACT (or whatever compiler vendor
they favour) and tell them:

    "We'd really like to get an Ada compiler for .NET. And we'd
    sponsor the initial development with $50.000. If the compiler
    doesn't get finished, we want our money back."

    (of course several such persons/companies would be needed)

Or if you work in academia (I dunno), it would be good idea to let
your students do research for an Ada/.NET compiler, probably best on
the basis of JGNAT.

Or start a Sourceforge project named gnatdotnet and hope that skilled
compiler developers will join and do all the work for you ;-)

Gerhard

> -----Original Message-----
> Robert C. Leif wrote in comp.lang.ada:
> [I want an Ada for .NET compiler]
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