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,bc1361a952ec75ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-07-30 22:18:43 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!paloalto-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!enews.sgi.com!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!news1.rdc2.on.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3B663FB2.D547B0DD@home.com> From: "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: How to make Ada a dominant language References: <3B661AF7.950C62F7@home.com> <3B663304.2BB37ABC@sneakemail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 05:18:42 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.141.193.224 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.rdc2.on.home.com 996556722 24.141.193.224 (Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:18:42 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:18:42 PDT Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:10825 Date: 2001-07-31T05:18:42+00:00 List-Id: Russ Paielli wrote: > "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" wrote: > > I can't leave this one alone... (but should)... > > Yes, you should have. :) I can see that you are right on this one point.. 8-/ > > Russ wrote: > > > 3. Use "=" rather than ":=" for assignment, as in Python. (Use "==" > > > for equality testing if necessary to avoid confusion with assignment.) > > > > I am already ambidextrous : I can use = for C/C++ and := for Ada. > > I can too. I can also walk on all fours, but I would look like a fool if > I did it all the time, wouldn't I? So would you, I bet. But we are not talking about walking on all fours are we? You've mistaken that for "assembly language" and possibly "FORTRAN". > > > 4. Use "=" instead of "=>" for passing arguments by named association, > > > as in Python. > > > > Blech. That'll make it look like IBM JCL ;-) > > Not to me it won't, because I've never seen JCL. Lucky you. > > > 5. Reverse the backward declaration syntax. For example, use "integer: > > > count" instead of "count: integer", or use "integer in: count" instead > > > of "count: in integer". > > > > Again, I am ambidextrous : I can declare the C/C++ way, or the Ada way. > > I see no need to change it. > > I'll bet you can walk backwards too. Would you do it without complaining > if someone forced you to for the rest of your life? Again, we're not talking about walking backwards, or on all fours. The difference is as small as "yes" or "yep" or even, "yup". > > > With these changes, I believe Ada would become much more popular and > > > could eventually become a dominant language. The resulting new > > > language could be called "Ada01," or something like that. > > > > Surely you jest. > > No, I don't. And please stop calling me Shirly. Surely, you didn't say that? ;-) > > The former is already well established with many millions of lines of > > code written that way. I see no problem with it as it is. > > I do. > > > Don't quit your day job. > > Quit yours. I'd love to! Unfortunately, retirement is still a spec on the horizon. ;-) > Russ -- Warren W. Gay VE3WWG http://members.home.net/ve3wwg