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: 103376,7ee10ec601726fbf X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-12 06:52:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!207.115.63.138!newscon04.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr30.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Pat Rogers" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3BC30674.BA88AAB6@brighton.ac.uk> <9pvv3t$ves$1@news.huji.ac.il> <9q49fc$nh3$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9q4dnk017fg@drn.newsguy.com> <9q4fr6$qj5$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9q4m4t$t4n$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9q4rel$23p$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9q6qk1$38a$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Subject: Re: why not "standardize" the Booch Components? (was Re: is Ada dying?) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.191.176.121 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr30.news.prodigy.com 1002894684 ST000 208.191.176.121 (Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:51:24 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:51:24 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: F[OUS^[BTRU[RID[N[OJNW@@YJ_ZTB\MV@BT]_MIJQR@EPIB_VUKAH_[MTX\IS[K[NGYJJFNOFZR_G[BUNTAOQLFE^TEHRPI]PZZRP_BMDSFQFL_]CBHXRWCMDCUZAZN@D_AKMNLEI]MWHCSXL^]NNC__CZFGSGHYYXWPFG@SCAVA]\FT\@B\RDGENSUQS^M Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:51:24 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:14396 Date: 2001-10-12T13:51:24+00:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" wrote in message news:9q6qk1$38a$1@nh.pace.co.uk... > It could very well be that customers have not been clamoring for a component > library. It could be that if anyone has mentioned it, the assumption is "we > have to build one ourselves and we have bigger fish to fry". Maybe customers > handle this for themselves. Who knows? > > I think there is a big advantage to including it with the compiler > distribution in some semi-integrated manner. (id est, it is tested to > compile and run with that particular compiler and documents make it easy and > obvious to find.) After all, lots of new users of Ada may not be aware of > the existence of such products or know enough to be able to use them > effectively. Better to have it right there and ready to go. Existing Ada > users may be able to manage it for themselves, but they're the ones already > sold on it. Agreed. > Maybe the ARA is the right place to start instigating. However, I suspect > that a number of the members do read this group and are aware of this and > similar discussions in the past. It would be nice to get a little casual > feedback on the idea to decide if it is worth persuing more rigorously. I've started asking, anyway.