----- Original Message ----- From: "Pascal Obry" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Elaboration of Java vs Ada Pro/Con > > [log in to unmask] writes: > > The same example shows the extensive technical support for Java that is > > available to overcome these difficulties, and should make all readers on > > this list ponder the fact that there's no Ada equivalent. > > > (Typical example: How to parse XML into Ada, > > With the XMLAda library (SAX + DOM). Right. Wouldn't it be nice to have a set of technical tips available, 1) advertising the existence of same, 2) saying how/where to download it, 3) giving documentation and 4) some tips on how to use. > > How to generate HTML in Ada, > > This is just plain mistake and should never ever be done. This is the main > problem with PHP, JSP, ASP... A special case of generating XML from Ada - much the same as the above. That is, if its HTML-4. For my sins, I've had to implement a system that extracted data from an Oracle database, producing XML as the result which was then fed into further downstream processes to give on-line HTML, CD-Rom E-Publishing or paper products. It would have been nice if Ada was an option (management was a clue-free zone, alas), but some help would have been useful, as I'd never worked with XML before. > > How to implement a TCP/IP stack in Ada etc) > > Of course possible, but I don't see the point... Because if I want to guard a billion-dollar business that is web-aware, that does millions of dollars of business-to-business trade via secure web pages, I don't want to rely on any crappy first-to-market shoddy and insecure OS that is an open invitation to any half-competent hacker. So why not go all the way and have a truly trustable system, one you can bet not just your last dollar, but your life on. Guess which language (though not perfect) is the best for this? .