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> this is largely an artifact of Ada syntax being more verbose

If you think Ada is actually verbose check out the Ada++ comparisons with other major languages like C++ and Java.

http://www.adapplang.com/tutorial.html

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Jtsummers4y ago· 5 in thread

Stop posting an April Fool’s joke as if it were serious, please.

Just had a look at the linked page out of piqued curiosity. The "get started" link on the homepage points to a GitHub release page (https://github.com/AdaPlusPlus/gcc/releases/tag/0-2-0) with a 908MB "adapp-for-linux.gz".

I'm presuming this is real (908MB would take a tad too long to download today), but if it isn't, that's definitely up there in terms of execution. I completely believe it.

Edit: Oh.

Jtsummers4y ago

It's a very well-executed April Fool's Joke in that regard. But it's still a joke. And 0xDEEPFAC is apparently very committed to the idea that it's a real thing and not a joke. Just look at the commit dates if you have any doubt (and the fact that there haven't been any since then).

0xDEEPFACOP4y ago

The Windows binary works, but the Linux one was rushed out. Sorry : /

0xDEEPFACOP4y ago

its a working compiler, so why not?

Jtsummers4y ago

It’s a glorified sed script with a forked version of GCC from April 1st. It’s a joke.

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