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: 103376,79bbf7e359159d0d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-04-11 08:32:11 PST Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.skycache.com!Cidera!news-reader.ntrnet.net!uunet!ash.uu.net!world!bobduff From: Robert A Duff Subject: Re: newbie can't get exceptions to work! Sender: bobduff@world.std.com (Robert A Duff) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:30:42 GMT References: <25%y6.2364$jz.201607@www.newsranger.com> <3ACDB29E.45B91316@earthlink.net> Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.3/Emacs 19.34 Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:6765 Date: 2001-04-11T15:30:42+00:00 List-Id: Brian Rogoff writes: > I agree, but since you proposed going C like, let's go for shorter names, > like proc. And no "returns" either, let's regress to a Pascalish :. Well, I didn't really "propose" going C like. I was merely griping that one might be *forced* to go C like in order to gain popularity. I realize it's an exageration. And of course, as you point out, one might be able to borrow some *good* ideas from C, too. > OK. I think C folks will whine though. I have a generic package for these > in Ada, and I use Incr and Decr. But you unfortunately have to clutter the code with instantiations, which negates the benfit, IMHO. > Anyways, Python, Tcl, Ruby and others didn't have large marketing budgets. Granted. - Bob