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=-1.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 16 Dec 92 21:32:58 GMT From: agate!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!The-Star.honeywell.com!saifr00.cfsat.honeywell .com!lam@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Josh Lam) Subject: Re: Tired of the Ada vs. (Pick your language) discussion Message-ID: <1992Dec16.213258.23655@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com> List-Id: In article tarcea@gdls.CSCTMD.COM (Glenn Tarcea) w rites: Glenn> Can we please stay on the topic of discussing Ada, and Ada in Glenn> real-world systems. All languages have their strengths and weaknesses Glenn> and I am tired of hearing religous comparisons of why either Ada is Glenn> better than language X or language X is better than Ada. Maybe a news Glenn> group called comp.lang.religion should be started for these stupid Glenn> discussions. I program in both 'C' and Ada and I can appreciate the Glenn> strengths (and weaknesses) of each of the languages, I don't need Glenn> somebody to give me their supposedly unbiased opinion on language Glenn> greatness. I agree whole-heartly! Let's make more constructive use of this newsgroup. Also, its nice to see champions of various languages eg Grady Booch and Bjarne Stroustrup working and holding conferences together. Let's learn from them and be gracious. -- Josh Lam Honeywell Inc lam@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com