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Le vendredi 29 mai 2020 04:57:35 UTC+2, Rick Newbie a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:
> > btw, I do not think changing Ada syntax to make it look like C and C++
> > is=C2=A0 the solution to making "Ada" become more popular. If so, then
> > they should change Ada to make it use Python syntax in that case :)
>=20
> As an Ada newbie I can tell you what is the most offturning thing about=
=20
> Ada:
> 1) The IDE does not measure up to Visual Studio
> 2) The GDB debugger

What might be of interest to you is using VS Code for Ada programming. AdaC=
ore already provides an extension, and VSCode's front-end on top of GDB is =
pretty neat :)

> 3) The fact that you need lots of various external libraries and you=20
> have to deal with the Linux hell of library versions and installation to=
=20
> accomplish basic things like a graphical user interface.
>=20

The Ada library ecosystem is certainly lacking. Hopefully ALIRE will help w=
ith that situation in the long run.