Re: Do I Really Need A Supervisor?

[John Apa <japa@delphi.dasd.honeywell.com>]

nasser@apldbio.com wrote:
> 
> In article <332E163F.5EFD@earthlink.net>, antialias@earthlink.net says...
> >
> >Oh, heck, maybe it didn't belong on comp.lang.ada, but this
> >IS the kind of software engineering environment that Ada
> >software is developed in...
> 
> it is unfortunate to the Ada language that it happened to be
> mostly used in environments where zillion levels of managements
> and entrenched beaucracy (sp?) is the norm, this environment is a
> turn off for many programmers who would love otherwise to program
> in Ada but are wary of the surrounding working climate where Ada
> is used.
> 
> Nasser

My apologies but:
RUBISH!

Are you trying to tell me that
c/basic/pascal/ST/effiel/cobol/asm/fortran programmers don't have as
much management? Absolute rubbish.

More likely people who are turned off by Ada haven't done their
homework. Statements such as the above do nothing to encourage people to
investigate on their own. Ada95 is no magic bullet, but it gives the
engineer a great deal of power, flexibility, and scalability. True, Ada
is not for everyone. It's unfortunate that compilers don't exist for
every platform, but look at the good work being done by GNAT in getting
good compilers out for many platforms. An excellent product and value.

If you're picking a language for a project based on the type of
management it may or may _not_ spawn, then I hope I never have to deal
with your product. You should choose your language based on it's merits
and ability to solve your particular problem. I though we all learned
that in school.

I've read the LRM and the Rationale, I choose Ada95.
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John Thomas Apa
Honeywell Defense Avionics Systems
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