Re: Isn't this in favour of Ada??

["Dan McLeran" <danmcleran@yahoo.com>]

I don't think one can say that SW engineers use Ada and everyone else
is a coder. I'm sure we all know of some skilled people who do not
promote or use Ada. Having said that, I do believe that Ada is the best
tool out there for the creation of software that does what the
engineer/coder intended, which makes me wonder why programmers as a
whole do not gravitate towards the best tools available. Is syntax that
important? I'm starting to wonder what's wrong with SW engineers. There
seems to be an almost religious attachment to programming language. I
don't perceive the same kind of behaviour out of other engineering
disciplines. You'd be hard pressed to find a structural engineer who
refuses to use a superior tool/building process/etc. just because
he/she is used to doing things a different way. This kind of thought
process seemingly doesn't enter their minds. As long as cost is not
prohibitive, these engineers will use the best tools/materials for
their job because they don't want their bridges and buildings
collapsing on us. Do SW engineers not feel the same sense of
responsibility for their products? In our (programming) community there
seems to be alot of zealotry about the tools we use to build software.
Since when does personal preference count for anything when the goal is
a quality product that behaves as expected by the customer?