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 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,d274f280c8c4a8b8 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-24 08:57:56 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: mjsilva697@earthlink.net (Mike Silva) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Mainstream Ada Date: 24 Feb 2002 08:57:54 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Message-ID: <27085883.0202240857.438288a2@posting.google.com> References: <3C77CF8C.93F1837@adaworks.com> <3C78943B.9030600@mail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.179.212.135 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1014569876 28621 127.0.0.1 (24 Feb 2002 16:57:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 24 Feb 2002 16:57:56 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:20333 Date: 2002-02-24T16:57:56+00:00 List-Id: Hyman Rosen wrote in message news:<3C78943B.9030600@mail.com>... > Richard Riehle wrote: > > At present, functional requirements overshadow non-functional > > requirements in the world of commercial software. That is, > > features are easier to sell than quality. > > You know we usually fight over Ada vs. C++ issues, but I think > I'm going to take Ada's side here. I don't like Ada all that > much, but it's mostly for stylistic reasons. I believe, however, > that an Ada programmer can pound out features just as well, and > just as quickly, as a Java or C++ programmer. Are you really > suggesting that commercial software developers who choose Ada > will have to forego adding features to their software? That's > not going to do much for Ada advocacy! I understand Richard to be saying that "pounding out features" can be done in any number of languages, with Ada offering no great advantage *or disadvantage* in this area, while in the development of reliable software Ada does offer a great advantage. Thus, feature-pounders will have no reason to switch from their comfort language, while quality-seekers will, in a great many cases, have a reason. Mike