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  • Happy Birthday, Ada!

    From Jeffrey R.Carter@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 10 10:37:41 2021
    Born this day in 1815 and 1980. New version on this date in 2012.

    --
    Jeff Carter
    "We'll make Rock Ridge think it's a chicken
    that got caught in a tractor's nuts!"
    Blazing Saddles
    87

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  • From Luke A. Guest@21:1/5 to Jeffrey R.Carter on Fri Dec 10 11:30:11 2021
    On 10/12/2021 09:37, Jeffrey R.Carter wrote:
    Born this day in 1815 and 1980. New version on this date in 2012.


    Are new revisions always released on this date?

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  • From Jeffrey R.Carter@21:1/5 to Luke A. Guest on Fri Dec 10 13:36:32 2021
    On 2021-12-10 12:30, Luke A. Guest wrote:
    On 10/12/2021 09:37, Jeffrey R.Carter wrote:
    Born this day in 1815 and 1980. New version on this date in 2012.


    Are new revisions always released on this date?

    No. 83, 95, and ISO/IEC 8652:2007 were not published on Dec 10. Probably 2X won't be, either.

    --
    Jeff Carter
    "We'll make Rock Ridge think it's a chicken
    that got caught in a tractor's nuts!"
    Blazing Saddles
    87

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  • From AdaMagica@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 10 06:23:44 2021
    A list of dates Ada 93 .. Ada 2012 can be found here: https://www.ada-deutschland.de/sites/default/files/AdaTourCD/AdaTourCD2004/Ada%20Magica/Contents.html

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  • From Randy Brukardt@21:1/5 to Luke A. Guest on Fri Dec 10 23:28:05 2021
    "Luke A. Guest" <laguest@archeia.com> wrote in message news:sovdrc$1cob$1@gioia.aioe.org...
    On 10/12/2021 09:37, Jeffrey R.Carter wrote:
    Born this day in 1815 and 1980. New version on this date in 2012.


    Are new revisions always released on this date?

    No. It was mostly a coincidence. We were told that the Ada 2012 Standard
    would be published in the December 15th batch of Standards. Joyce Tokar made
    a request to date it December 10th in honor of Ada's birthday; she got a response that ISO couldn't do that. When it actually was published (around December 15th), we found they had dated it December 10th as requested. Not
    sure when/where/how they changed their mind.

    If it had been scheduled for, say, February 15th, such a request wouldn't
    make any sense. We wouldn't want to delay the Standard for months just so it can have a cool date.

    Randy.

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  • From Jeffrey R.Carter@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 10 11:35:20 2022
    Born this date in 1815/1980.

    --
    Jeff Carter
    "[I]t is easy to use [Ada] just like any other
    language: using only predefined types, using
    packages just for separate compilation (without
    any consideration for information hiding),
    ignoring generics altogether, etc. I have seen
    projects doing this; they didn't get much
    gain from using Ada, and spent a lot of time
    fighting the compiler."
    Jean-Pierre Rosen
    165

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  • From AdaMagica@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 10 03:31:23 2022
    Congratulation
    on Your
    Birthday,
    Lady Ada

    https://www.ada-deutschland.de/sites/default/files/AdaTourCD/AdaTourCD2004/Ada%20Magica/20.html

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  • From Randy Brukardt@21:1/5 to Jeffrey R.Carter on Sat Dec 17 05:47:10 2022
    Also the 10th Anniversay of Ada 2012. - Randy.

    "Jeffrey R.Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.acm.org.not> wrote in message news:tn1nd8$1kmj1$1@dont-email.me...
    Born this date in 1815/1980.

    --
    Jeff Carter
    "[I]t is easy to use [Ada] just like any other
    language: using only predefined types, using
    packages just for separate compilation (without
    any consideration for information hiding),
    ignoring generics altogether, etc. I have seen
    projects doing this; they didn't get much
    gain from using Ada, and spent a lot of time
    fighting the compiler."
    Jean-Pierre Rosen
    165

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  • From AdaMagica@21:1/5 to Randy Brukardt on Sun Dec 18 04:35:38 2022
    Randy Brukardt schrieb am Samstag, 17. Dezember 2022 um 12:47:15 UTC+1:
    Also the 10th Anniversay of Ada 2012. - Randy.

    I would have bet that this date would be the release of ISO 2022. So it's going to be 2023?

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