From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_05,MSGID_SHORT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 17 May 93 02:02:37 GMT From: fedfil!news@uunet.uu.net (news) Subject: Re: Verdix kisses off Ada Message-ID: <1060@fedfil.UUCP> List-Id: In article , srctran@world.std.com (Gregor y Aharonian) writes: *From the May 6, 1993 issue of Washington Technology, page 3: * * Verdix Corporation, a leading supplier of software engineering * products using the Ada programming language, is attempting to * sell its security products division. The firm is looking to * refocus resources on its core software programming business, * particularly efforts in products for the C++ computer language, * which has eclipsed use of Ada outside of the Pentagon. * * * What will it take for the DoD to see the light and drop the Mandate? *For all Ada compiler companies to fail and/or refocus on C++? For all Ada *components vendors to fail and/or switch over to C++? For all of the *services to pay lip service to the Mandate? For DoD software developments *costs to go through the roof? WHAT?????? *Greg Aharonian How about losing a war to an adversary which simply paid the $250 for a copy of Borland C++ at Comp-USA (and whose weapon systems thus all worked)? -- Ted Holden HTE