mmiller@aconcagua.src.honeywell.com (Mike Miller) (01/10/91)
I've seen some things about the Ada 9X project, but don't know what it is doing. Is it defining extensions to the language? IN particular, I am interested in the probablility of Ada supporting inheritance (ala C++) in the future. -Thanks
stt@inmet.inmet.com (01/14/91)
Re: Note written 6:19 pm Jan 9, 1991 by mmiller@aconcagua.src.honeywell.com > /* ---------- "Support for INheritance" ---------- */ > I've seen some things about the Ada 9X project, but don't know > what it is doing. Is it defining extensions to the language? > IN particular, I am interested in the probablility of Ada > supporting inheritance (ala C++) in the future. There is a public requirements document for Ada 9X. This document suggests that the revised language should support programming by specialization/generalization. This is generally interpreted as being equivalent to inheritance and polymorphism ala C++. There will be a public release of the first draft of actual language change proposals within the next few months, so stay tuned... S. Tucker Taft Ada 9X Mapping/Revision Team Intermetrics, Inc. Cambridge, MA 02138