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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: AdaCore's survey regarding the future of GNAT Community Edition
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2020 20:59:52 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <rim5n6$1ljq$1@gioia.aioe.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 302f13a5-6652-408d-8fa9-65114963fc5en@googlegroups.com

On 01/09/2020 20:22, Stephen Leake wrote:

> Langkit uses the advanced features of Python to create a Domain Specific Language (DSL) for defining Abstract Syntax Trees.

Which is a big mistake, as well. Each intermediate is yet another point 
of error.

> I think Python is a good choice for this application - there are probably other languages with similar features that could have been used, but Ada is not one.

I doubt there could exist applications for languages like Python. 
Anyway, GPS is demonstratively not.

I also do not believe in heavily scripted IDEs. I certainly do not want 
GPS becoming Emacs. Any usability GPS has, comes from not being Emacs, 
or, for that matter, Visual Studio with its horrific VB scripts.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

  reply	other threads:[~2020-09-01 18:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-07-24 21:42 AdaCore's survey regarding the future of GNAT Community Edition Wesley Pan
2020-07-25  2:17 ` Stephen Leake
2020-07-25 10:35   ` Stéphane Rivière
2020-07-27  8:36   ` Fabien Chouteau
2020-07-25 10:35 ` Stéphane Rivière
2020-07-27  8:07 ` DrPi
2020-07-27  8:38   ` Fabien Chouteau
2020-07-28 13:06     ` DrPi
2020-07-28 14:38   ` Shark8
2020-07-28 16:27     ` Simon Wright
2020-07-28 21:34       ` Shark8
2020-07-29  9:44         ` foo wong
2020-07-29 16:44           ` Simon Wright
2020-07-29 20:59             ` foo wong
2020-08-01  5:32 ` ldries46
2020-08-02 23:43   ` Stephen Leake
2020-08-15 16:38 ` Kevin K
2020-08-16  2:24   ` Roger Mc
2020-08-16 10:08     ` Simon Wright
2020-08-16 12:08       ` Stephen Leake
2020-08-16 12:54       ` Roger Mc
2020-08-19 14:29     ` Simon Wright
2020-08-19 18:09       ` Andreas ZEURCHER
2020-08-19 19:11         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2020-08-19 20:21           ` Luke A. Guest
2020-08-20  5:48           ` Roger Mc
2020-08-20  6:43             ` Stéphane Rivière
2020-08-31 14:54               ` Vincent DIEMUNSCH
2020-09-01 18:22                 ` Stephen Leake
2020-09-01 18:59                   ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2020-08-19 20:17         ` Simon Wright
2020-08-19 20:19         ` Luke A. Guest
2020-08-19 20:50           ` Simon Wright
2020-08-19 21:35             ` Luke A. Guest
2020-08-20  5:53               ` Roger Mc
2020-08-20  6:12                 ` st...@cunningsystems.com
2020-08-20  9:04               ` Simon Wright
2020-08-20  5:42       ` Roger Mc
2020-08-20  6:01         ` Roger Mc
2020-08-16  2:42   ` Luke A. Guest
2020-08-17  8:51     ` Stéphane Rivière
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