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From: Mart van de Wege <mvdwege@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Learning Ada
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"Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org> writes:

> On 9/16/20 9:13 AM, Jack Davy wrote:
>>
>> The more I look at this language the more I wonder why it isn't more popular.
>
> Ada is a language for engineering software. Since 98% of developers
> are unable to do that, Ada will never be popular as long as such
> people are allowed to develop software.

I use it for hobby stuff, for quick solutions (like generating RPG
characters). Does not feel like engineering to me.

But what I do like is the elegance of the language, and the ability to
describe my problem domain using distinct types.

The 'verbosity' does not bother me. I'm a fluent touch typist, Using the
shift key to type braces slows me more than typing out statements to
delineate blocks.

The only real nit I have with Ada is that it does not have closures.

Mart

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