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=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,2a33d4b091fc3c30 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1993-03-04 05:56:12 PST Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!jabba.ess.harris.com!mlb.semi.harris.com!dw3g!smccoy From: smccoy@dw3g.ess.harris.com (Scott McCoy) Subject: Re: Why IBM is a detriment to non-Mandate Ada growth References: <311@fedfil.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1993 13:22:42 GMT Nntp-Posting-Host: dw3g.ess.harris.com Organization: Harris Corporation Information Systems Division Sender: smccoy@dw3g (Cheshire Cat) Message-ID: <1993Mar4.132242.20212@mlb.semi.harris.com> Date: 1993-03-04T13:22:42+00:00 List-Id: In article <311@fedfil.UUCP>, news@fedfil.UUCP (news) writes: |> |> If you're working on military contracts, as I suspect you are, then |> you're |> putting the lives of US servicemen in jeopardy in pursuit of the |> almighty |> dollar. Is this because all mil contractors are evil, or because deployed Ada systems have been shown to fail at a higher rate than systems written in other languages? Where's the evidence? |> Patriotic people will refrain from doing that no matter how great |> the temptation or the delusions under which whoever is promulgating Ada |> are laboring under. *laughter* |> I have personally turned down numerous job offers which |> involved Ada for just that reason. Most would have meant large salary |> increases. |> |> You wanted to know what you're doing wrong... now you know. |> Thanx, Ted, for setting us straight. I really needed the humor this morning. If you want to continue this, Ted, let's take it to e-mail. -- Scott McCoy Harris ISD Opinions expressed are my own. Staff Eng - SW Internet: smccoy@dw3g.ess.harris.com