From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,a0be06fbc0dd71f1 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!sn-xt-sjc-02!sn-xt-sjc-11!sn-xt-sjc-07!sn-xt-sjc-09!sn-post-sjc-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail From: "Phaedrus" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: The future of Ada is at risk Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:33:52 -0800 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Message-ID: <13ngamve3c4sud5@corp.supernews.com> References: <20071229040639.f753f982.coolzone@it.dk> <13nek962cd55t08@corp.supernews.com> X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19092 Date: 2007-12-30T15:33:52-08:00 List-Id: > I think it is not "before Ada is really practical," but before the Ada > compilers, > libraries, and toolsets are ready. As a language design, Ada is certainly > ready. > The availability of additional libraries and tools has delayed its > acceptance in > the larger community. This is a kind of "chicken and egg" thing. It's kind of hard to market a game done in a "language design". Ada isn't practical for this marketplace (the game market) until a coherent whole is available, and at the right price-point. No chickens or eggs needed, but certain libraries/packages are a necessity. > for it. Under the current model, the DoD contractors are making all the > decisions, and there > is a chance that those decisions are made in the best interest of their > own corporate future > -- and economic self-interest. This is not to suggest they are > dishonest. I would suggest that putting self-interest ahead of customer's best interests IS dishonest. Choosing the wrong toolset for the job because it will produce higher profits (via longer hours, more time spent coding, more time spent debugging, etc) is at best a little naughty, and certainly shouldn't be described as honest. Brian