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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f0cea1b3e44d2132 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: fdb77,87f933acb1db70e3 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public From: Ken Garlington Subject: Re: Java is not the right language Date: 1996/09/06 Message-ID: <3230263C.6AE7@lmtas.lmco.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 178937283 references: <50llg6$min@demeter.omen.com.au> <50m48s$1o3@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <322EA52F.69A0@gsfc.nasa.gov> content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.lang.ada x-mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Macintosh; I; 68K) Date: 1996-09-06T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Mike Stark wrote: > > Bert -- where's your sense of humor,man!!?? I think the joke gets at > the larger truth that when someone is developing systems that will > land airliners you *want* that neurotic (I prefer the term "attention > to detail", myself) attitude. As someone who develops systems that control aircraft landings (and take-offs, and taxi runs, and flight in general), I strongly object to the term "neurotic" when applied to the care and precision asssociated with the software development process. I prefer the term "full bore paranoid." I would hope that the folks developing applets, particularly those associated with electronic commerce and so forth, have similar attitudes and so would appreciate Ada's capabilities for developing solid software. > It helps the number of takeoffs equal > the number of landings, always a desirable characteristic! Other than, say, spacecraft, aren't these always equal at some point? -- LMTAS - "Our Brand Means Quality"