Re: Programming languages vote - results on http://www.iprolink.ch/~lambercy

[Derek A Benner <dbenner@pacbell.net>]

Matthew Heaney wrote:
> 
> >
> >Either that or ADA programmers are the most fanatical...
> 
> This comment, from someone who doesn't even know how to spell Ada!
> (Perhaps you were refering to the crafters of the Americans with
> Disabilities Act.  Or maybe to the American Dental Association.)
> 

Agreed.  But, since we're obviously NOT Ada programmers we might not
understand the significance put on the capitalization sequence of Ada. 
(As in, get the hint, these are the comp.lang.c++ and the
comp.lang.pascal newsgroups.)

So, I can only guess that the reason you insisted on sharing with us is
that you feel so alone and abandoned on your own newsgroup...?

> If you don't know Ada, then you obviously wouldn't understand why it's
> the
> language of choice for safe, reliable systems.  Perhaps the
> programmers who
> voted Ada as the "best" language know something you don't, eh?
>

By whose definition?  Not mine.  I prefer a mix of Delphi/Pascal and
C/C++ with a little Forth and Assembler added for small chip RTC stuff. 
But then, I've always preferred SMALL apps over BLOATWARE! <G>
 
> Why don't you find out for yourself?  There's a free, high-quality Ada
> compiler, GNAT, available at NYU's ftp site.  And you can find out
> lots o'
> cool stuff about Ada by visiting the Ada home page.
> 

Always willing to add to my repetoire(?) (Geez, I can pronouce it, but I
can't remember how to spell it!  I better start restocking the fishy
brain food! <G>)

Derek