From: Jeff Carter <carter@innocon.com>
Subject: Re: (unverified) Ada mandate cancelled (Greg A would be proud)
Date: 1997/03/10
Date: 1997-03-10T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <33242ECA.167EB0E7@innocon.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: dewar.857914773@merv
Robert Dewar wrote:
>
> I got a call about a year ago from a project director of a large DoD
> project, who was looking for an Ada to C++ translator. He told me that
> they were an Ada shop, and were extremely upset to have to convert to
> C++, but that "the general in charge of the project" was insisting that
> the code be written in C++, and would not allow Ada to be used. This kind
> of case (I don't think it is unique), not only makes a mockery of the
> idea of a mandate, but also is the antithesis of a policy of preferring
> the use of Ada.
Is the correct response here, "You're paying the bills; if you think
you're better qualified to make this technical decision then us, we'll
use D--. However, we're doing the charging, and if you insist on usinge
D--, we will charge you X times more than if we use Ada"?
--
Jeff Carter
Innovative Concepts, Inc.
Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time.
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Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-03-07 0:00 (unverified) Ada mandate cancelled (Greg A would be proud) Sam Harbaugh, Palm Bay, Florida
1997-03-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-08 0:00 ` Dave Wood
1997-03-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-09 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-03-10 0:00 ` Jeff Carter [this message]
1997-03-13 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
1997-03-09 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
1997-03-09 0:00 ` Dave Wood
1997-03-10 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-03-09 0:00 ` Robert S. White
1997-03-10 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-03-10 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-03-10 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-03-10 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-03-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-03-12 0:00 ` David Emery
1997-03-13 0:00 ` Steven D.Litvintchouk
1997-03-19 0:00 ` David Emery
1997-03-19 0:00 ` David Taylor
1997-03-13 0:00 ` Charles H. Sampson
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