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From: bwallet@apssgi.nswc.navy.mil (Brad Wallet)
Subject: Re: C to ADA translators.
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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 12:16:15 GMT
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In article <1pq7be$pb6@access.digex.net>, prb@access.digex.com (Pat) writes:
|> 
|> 
|> I am looking for a program that will take a fairly clean
|> C program  and convert it to ADA.  Does anyone know?
|> 
|> 
|> thanks
|> 
|> 

And we wonder why Ada projects overrun!  Design and write the code
in Ada.  I rarely post, and almost never flame anyone, but i am sick
and tired of contractors writing the code in Fortran (C is a new
twist on this one) and then running it through a translator.  The
code that will come out will be hopelessly unmanageable, unreadable,
and unmaintainable.  I would ask you to post your company so I could
avoid dealing with it, but, unfortunately, you are far from alone.

Sorry, I guess that was a bit harsh.  I am just sick of this whole
practice.  It may (MAY) meet the letter of the law, but it doesn't
meet the spirit.  It is pure incompetence to do this.

Brad

p.s.  This are definitely my opinions.  I don't know how the Navy
feels---I am a technical type, not a manager.