Re: Why soldiers are afraid of Ada

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In <1993Jul8.201353.19685@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> Cobarruvias@asd2.jsc.nasa.gov (John
 Cobarruvias) writes:

>But to say the Armed Forces as a
>whole is afraid of Ada is just plain Frickin crap. 

As are the sort of personal attacks levelled by Mr Crook.  If this is
the best 'defense' of Ada against its critics that its proponents can
mount (and it certainly ought not to be), then I would have to submit
that that is prima facie proof that the critics are correct.

Language wars are stupid.  Personal attacks because you disagree with
someone's viewpoint are stupid.  Both seem to rear their heads here
periodically.  If you want 'sour grapes', examine the attitude of some
(note, *some*) members of the Ada community toward C++ (and the
commercial success it has enjoyed, while Ada has not).

Now, can we all get back to discussing Ada?  Attacks on critics of Ada
and on other languages don't do anything to promote Ada.

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