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: 103376,58b70527dfe85db8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-06 10:16:11 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "David Botton" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Object Pascal (Delphi) or ADA??????? Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 13:16:04 -0500 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: References: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19677 Date: 2002-02-06T13:16:04-05:00 List-Id: Until I wrote GWindows, I frequently used Delphi or VB combined with Ada. If you use GNATCOM to create a Ada COM object, it is unbelievably easy to use it from any other language or environment including Delphi, VB, VC++, or anything on .NET. There are examples of using VB for a front end in the GNATCOM package, but it is just as easy to do so using Delphi. If you are writing a professional application using Ada and GNATCOM you get all the advantages of Ada plus the availability of world class support from ACT that you are not going to find with any other language or vendor. Using GWindows, I frequently find my self as productive as I was with Delphi particularly if the GUI is side of things is dynamic. The Database support for controls in GWindows is worth taking a look at also. The GWindows/GNATCOM/GNAT combination is only around 6 months of full time work behind Delphi v3 level of productivity and functionality (almost all of which is really just on the GUI builder side as the combination is already as powerful and functional as VB, VC++, C++ Builder or Delphi). Work is being done on GWindows, but lately the pace is a bit sluggish, but it is moving. David Botton "Steve Doiel" wrote in message news:zp188.29397 > Why not use both? That's what we do. > > When it comes to putting together a user interface it's hard to beat > productivity you can achieve with Delphi. But if you need to do much behind > that pretty face, Delphi doesn't help to keep you from falling into traps > like Ada does. > > I've done some experimentation with a few of the GUI builders for Ada. To > date I haven't seen anything that holds a candle to Delphi for ease of > puting together a user interface on Windows. > > My second choice would probably be GWindows, which doesn't currently include > a GUI builder, but does provide a nice model for programming windows that > allows you to avoid getting into the grubby details. > > I have had success using Delphi as a front end with Ada code in DLL's. > > SteveD > > "JOL" <181873@cienz.unizar.es> wrote in message > news:Xns91ABDCDD018AJOL@155.210.11.17... > > > >