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,bc1361a952ec75ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-31 00:10:12 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!opentransit.net!wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail From: Pascal Obry Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: How to make Ada a dominant language Date: 31 Jul 2001 09:09:21 +0200 Organization: Home - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry Message-ID: References: <3B6555ED.9B0B0420@sneakemail.com> <9k3l9r$10i2$1@pa.aaanet.ru> <3B656345.64AB603A@sneakemail.com> <9k3oa1$2qg8$1@pa.aaanet.ru> <3B657715.7EC592D9@sneakemail.com> <3B662A07.966963CF@sneakemail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mix-st-amand-107-2-102.abo.wanadoo.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: wanadoo.fr 996563412 20260 193.248.93.102 (31 Jul 2001 07:10:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@wanadoo.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: 31 Jul 2001 07:10:12 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.0.104 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10831 Date: 2001-07-31T07:10:12+00:00 List-Id: Russ Paielli <18k11tm001@sneakemail.com> writes: > Everyone on this thread seems to think that syntax is completely > superficial. Well, it is in a sense, but it is also the interfact that > the language presents to the programmer every working minute, and that > is important. all I am asking is, why not just get it right? Because we all (almost maybe) thinks in this NG that Ada is right. Ada is a standard and well designed modern language. The important aspect of it is not the syntax which is quite good as we all think. Be patient, try it one more year, you'll will love the way it is designed: building blocks. Every single piece of the language mix very well with any others and it has an expressive power that not many language can offer you. Again, bear in mind that Ada has been designed by very competent peoples so before changing anything ask yourself: Well this seems wrong to me maybe I'm missing something :) Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member --| 45, rue Gabriel Peri - 78114 Magny Les Hameaux FRANCE --|------------------------------------------------------ --| http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry --| --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination"