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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++,comp.realtime,comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Teaching new tricks to an old dog (C++ -->Ada)
Date: 22 Mar 2005 07:58:29 -0600
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In article <jRT%d.332$FN4.273@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>, <adaworks@sbcglobal.net> writes:

> A language that provides a set of constraints at the outset, such as
> Ada, can be annoying for little programming jobs carried out by
> one person.   As the software product requires more and more
> people, more and more code units, and more and more time to
> complete, these constraints can be useful because they prohibit
> certain practices that lead to unexpected errors.

I think there is another figure of merit which should be considered
along with the number of programmers -- the proximity of users to a
single programmer.

To support a hobby of mine, I will single-handedly program in TECO
macros (a strong competitor to APL in the write-only-programming race).
I am the only one who runs the program, and there is nowhere else
to point the finger if it fails.

But for real commercial code (one now at about 200,000 sloc), I use
Ada as a single-programmer, since I want my programming failures to
be evident on my computer, not that of the customer of my customer.