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From: Pascal Obry
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Subject: Re: status of Ada STL?
Date: 16 Jun 2002 21:01:14 +0200
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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.
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