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,f51e93dacd9c7fca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-16 12:03:00 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!isdnet!wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail From: Pascal Obry Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: status of Ada STL? Date: 16 Jun 2002 21:01:14 +0200 Organization: Home - http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pascal.obry Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: avelizy-103-1-4-124.abo.wanadoo.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: wanadoo.fr 1024254177 29826 80.11.102.124 (16 Jun 2002 19:02:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@wanadoo.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Jun 2002 19:02:56 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2.90 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26082 Date: 2002-06-16T19:02:56+00:00 List-Id: 18k11tm001@sneakemail.com (Russ) writes: > I really don't understand the objection to my proposal. Ada advocates > keep telling me they like Ada's syntax and it doesn't need to be > changed. Have you ever considered that this could be true ? > But the question is not whether CURRENT Ada users like it; > the question is why so few OTHER programmers are showing any interest > in Ada, despite it's superior fundamental design. Because they want to use hyped language (today it is Java). > When programmers take a first look at a new language, the first thing > they see is the syntax. Ever heard the old expression, "The first > impression is the most important one."? Yep, and first time I have seen Ada it was a delightment for me... I think that I would be free of the C crap... and I'm still free today :) > And no, I am not claiming that > my syntax proposal is the entire answer, but I do believe it would be > a modest step in the right direction. Good, go ahead, create the parser and let the futur decide... 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" --| --| gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.pgp.net --recv-key C1082595