From: "Matthew M. Lih" <matt.lih@trw.com>
Subject: Re: Some questions about Ada.
Date: 1996/05/06
Date: 1996-05-06T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <318E4BB5.2BE2@trw.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3188F63D.3325@io.com
Dave Jones wrote:
> My opinion: Ada95 is the best all-around language for software engineering.
> C++ is awful. Nevertheless, if I were starting a project today, I would
> probably choose to use C++. Why?: More (and better and cheaper) tools are
> available for C++, more programmers are trained to program in C++, et cetera.
Your statement perplexes me. If Ada95 is the best language, I would hope
that means it's more "cost-effective" than other languages. (Use C++
for argument's sake.) But your statement effectively says this is outweighed
by the tool factor and training factor, and other minor issues. I could
argue against this, but I guess my question is really "How good does
Ada have to be to outweigh the popularity of C++?"
Matthew M. Lih
Software Lead, SAIN Project
TRW Enterprise Solutions
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Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-05-02 0:00 Some questions about Ada Carl Laurence Gonsalves
1996-05-02 0:00 ` Dave Jones
1996-05-03 0:00 ` Darren C Davenport
1996-05-03 0:00 ` Spencer Allain
1996-05-03 0:00 ` Carl Laurence Gonsalves
1996-05-03 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-03 0:00 ` Adam Beneschan
1996-05-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-04 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1996-05-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-05 0:00 ` Richard Kenner
1996-05-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-04 0:00 ` Kevin D. Heatwole
1996-05-04 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-04 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-05 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-05 0:00 ` Arthur Evans Jr
1996-05-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-05 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-06 0:00 ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-05-06 0:00 ` David Weller
1996-05-07 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-12 0:00 ` Geert Bosch
1996-05-06 0:00 ` Christopher J. Henrich
1996-05-06 0:00 ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-05-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-04 0:00 ` Carl Laurence Gonsalves
1996-05-03 0:00 ` Dave Jones
1996-05-03 0:00 ` Michael Feldman
1996-05-06 0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
1996-05-06 0:00 ` Matthew M. Lih [this message]
1996-05-09 0:00 ` Dave Jones
1996-05-02 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-03 0:00 ` Laurent Guerby
1996-05-03 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
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