[GAP] Use of Ada 2005

[Robert Dewar]

Vlad Wojcik wrote:
> In my Software Engineering course (started in Sep'05, ending in Apr'06)
> I use Ada95, but I mentioned already some anticipated features of Ada2005
> (Circularly referenced program units, etc.) I plan to use Ada2005 in the 
> next
> offering (starting Sep'06 and ending in Apr'07).
> 
> However: Is Ada2005 stable? Last time I looked, some final touches were
> still needed. Can you point me to the FINAL version of the reference 
> manual?
> (a language which is not finalized (yet!) is of not much value to S/W
> engineering - no matter how brilliant its design).

Yes, the RM is complete, it needs final formal approval, but it is
almost certain to be approved in its final form.

Note that Java has no standard at all, and so is not finalized in this
sense, so I guess you think Java is of not much value :-)