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 01:07:10 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!proxad.net!wanadoo.fr!not-for-mail From: Pascal Obry Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: status of Ada STL? Date: 16 Jun 2002 10:07:04 +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 1024214829 3983 80.11.102.124 (16 Jun 2002 08:07:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@wanadoo.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Jun 2002 08:07:09 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2.90 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26071 Date: 2002-06-16T08:07:09+00:00 List-Id: 18k11tm001@sneakemail.com (Russ) writes: > The main objection is usually that Ada programmers are too hard to > find. No worries, we get the same story from everywhere ;) > More recently, a top expert (a gcc maintainer) is claiming that > the STL overcomes many of the objections to C++. If Ada doesn't soon > have something comparable to STL that is reasonably stable and at > least on track for standardization, it could be in trouble. Even if I don't agree with the claim that STL is the solution to have Ada more widle used, did you look at the Booch Components ? Every peoples have a "if Ada do that it will not be a dead language" idea... but at this point there is so much :) > I also happen to think that Ada's awkward syntax is part of the > problem. My proposal for a cleaner Ada syntax option can be found at > http://RussP.org/Ada.htm Of course this is not Ada anymore... Do you think it is a good idea to push a new language to have Ada more widely used ? 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